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单词 conjure
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•jure /ˈkɑndʒɚ, ˈkʌn-/USA pronunciation   v., -jured, -jur•ing. 
  1. to make, produce, or cause to appear by or as if by magic: [+ (up) + object]to conjure (up) a miracle.[+ object (+ up)]He conjured the right disk (up) from somewhere and put it into the computer.
  2. [no object] to practice magic or tricks.
  3. to bring to mind;
    imagine;
    think about:[+ up + object]The island of Gotland conjures up images of yellow-flowered fields and churches.
See -jur-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•jure  (konjər, kun- for 1–5, 8–10, 12; kən jŏŏr for 6, 7, 11),USA pronunciation v., -jured, -jur•ing, n. 
v.t. 
  1. to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell.
  2. to effect, produce, bring, etc., by or as by magic:to conjure a miracle.
  3. to call upon or command (a devil or spirit) by invocation or spell.
  4. to call or bring into existence by or as if by magic (usually fol. by up):She seemed to have conjured up the person she was talking about.
  5. to bring to mind;
    recall (usually fol. by up):to conjure up the past.
  6. to appeal to solemnly or earnestly:I conjure you to hear my plea.
  7. [Obs.]to charge solemnly.

v.i. 
  1. to call upon or command a devil or spirit by invocation or spell.
  2. to practice magic.
  3. to practice legerdemain.
  4. [Obs.]to conspire.

n. 
  1. Dialect Terms[Chiefly Southern U.S.]an act or instance of witchcraft or voodoo, esp. a spell.
  • Latin conjūrāre, equivalent. to con- con- + jūrāre to swear, derivative of jūs law; compare jury1, justice
  • Anglo-French, Old French conjurer
  • Middle English conjuren 1250–1300
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged summon, raise, invoke.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
conjure /ˈkʌndʒə/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to practise conjuring or be a conjuror
  2. (intransitive) to call upon supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
  3. /kənˈdʒʊə/(transitive) to appeal earnestly or strongly to: I conjure you to help me
  4. a name to conjure witha person thought to have great power or influence
  5. any name that excites the imagination
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French conjurer to plot, from Latin conjūrāre to swear together, form a conspiracy, from jūrāre to swear
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