Conjure (Verb)
Meaning 1
Ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The priest conjure the villagers to come together in support of the community project.
- She conjure her friends to help her finish the charity work before the deadline.
- The leader conjure his team to stay focused and work towards achieving their goal.
- The mayor conjure the citizens to donate generously to the victims of the natural disaster.
- The prophet conjure his followers to live a life of kindness and compassion.
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Meaning 2
Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The politicians tried to conjure a secret plan to manipulate the election results, but their scheme was soon exposed.
- She and her friends would conjure a plot to play a harmless prank on their teacher during the school's annual talent show.
- They spent hours conjuring a scheme to convince their boss to let them work remotely.
- The detectives discovered a complex web of deceit as they unraveled the details of how the businessmen had conspired to conjure the Ponzi scheme.
- A group of rebels gathered in secret, where they began to conjure plans for their revolution against the corrupt regime.
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Meaning 3
Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The magician claimed she could conjure fire from thin air with a flick of her wrist.
- With a wave of his hand, the conductor seemed to conjure the perfect harmony from the orchestra.
- The smell of freshly baked cookies began to conjure memories of her childhood summers.
- The artist's vivid descriptions conjured vivid images of the fantastical creatures in her mind.
- The politician's rousing speech appeared to conjure a sense of hope and unity among the crowd.