conjure
Other forms: conjured; conjuring; conjures
If your mom can magically conjure up the most delicious meals from the most random ingredients in the kitchen, she might just be the best cook in the neighborhood.
Sometimes the mere sight or smell of something can conjure or stir up long lost memories, magically transporting you back to another place and time. But in the early 13th century, conjure was a bit more sinister — it meant using a spell to capture a demon to do one's bidding. In our modern day, conjure still carries the meaning of summoning a spirit, but it more regularly means to summon an idea or bring something into existence.
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summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic“he conjured wild birds in the air”synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stirtypes:anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledictwish harm upon; invoke evil uponblessgive a benediction to
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ask for or request earnestly
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engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
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