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• conjure something up — call upon (a spirit) to appear by means of a magic ritual. → conjure …   English new terms dictionary

• conjure something from of something — conjure sth from/out of sth derived to create sth or make sth appear in a surprising or unexpected way • He conjured a delicious meal out of a few leftovers. Main entry: ↑conjurederived …   Useful english dictionary

• conjure something out of something — conjure sth from/out of sth derived to create sth or make sth appear in a surprising or unexpected way • He conjured a delicious meal out of a few leftovers. Main entry: ↑conjurederived …   Useful english dictionary

• conjure — [[t]kʌ̱nʤə(r), AM kɑ͟ːn [/t]] conjures, conjuring, conjured 1) VERB If you conjure something out of nothing, you make it appear as if by magic. [V n from/out of n] Thirteen years ago she found herself having to conjure a career from thin air...… …   English dictionary

• conjure — [ kʌndʒə] verb 1》 (often conjure something up) call upon (a spirit) to appear by means of a magic ritual.     ↘cause to appear as if by magic.     ↘call to the mind. 2》 kən dʒʊə archaic implore (someone) to do something. Phrases a name to conjure …   English new terms dictionary

• conjure — ► VERB (usu. conjure up) 1) cause to appear as if by magic. 2) call to the mind. 3) call upon (a spirit) to appear by magic. 4) archaic implore to do something. ● a name to conjure with Cf. ↑a name to conjure with …   English terms dictionary

• conjure up — verb summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (Freq. 5) raise the specter of unemployment he conjured wild birds in the air call down the spirits from the mountain • Syn: ↑raise, ↑conjure, ↑invoke, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• conjure — con|jure [ˈkʌndʒə US ˈka:ndʒər, ˈkʌn ] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: conjurer, from Latin, from com ( COM ) + jurare to swear ] 1.) [I and T] to perform clever tricks in which you seem to make things appear, disappear, or change by… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• conjure — con|jure [ kʌndʒər ] verb intransitive or transitive to perform magic tricks to entertain people, especially tricks using quick hand movements a name to conjure with the name of a person or organization that is very important or has a lot of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• conjure up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms conjure up : present tense I/you/we/they conjure up he/she/it conjures up present participle conjuring up past tense conjured up past participle conjured up 1) to create or achieve something difficult or… …   English dictionary