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Webster 1913 Edition
Conjure
Con-jure′
(kŏn-jūr′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Conjured
(-jūrd′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Conjuring
.] To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to implore earnestly; to adjure.
I
Whate’er was done against him, Cato did it.
conjure
you, let him know,Whate’er was done against him, Cato did it.
Addison.
Con-jure′
,Verb.
I.
To combine together by an oath; to conspire; to confederate.
[A Latinism]
Drew after him the third part of Heaven's sons
Conjured
against the Highest. Milton.
Con′jure
,Verb.
T.
To affect or effect by conjuration; to call forth or send away by magic arts; to excite or alter, as if by magic or by the aid of supernatural powers.
The habitation which your prophet . . .
conjured
the devil into. Shakespeare
To conjure up
, or make visible, as a spirit, by magic arts; hence, to invent;
as,
.to conjure up
a story; to conjure up
alarmsCon′jure
,Verb.
I.
To practice magical arts; to use the tricks of a conjurer; to juggle; to charm.
She
conjures
; away with her. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Conjure
CONJURE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To call on or summon by a sacred name, or in a solemn manner; to implore with solemnity. It seems originally to have signified, to bind by an oath.I conjure you! Let him know, whateer was done against him, Cato did it.
2.
To bind two or more by an oath; to unite in a common design. Hence intransitively, to conspire. [Not usual.]CONJURE
,Verb.
T.
Note. It is not easy to define this word, nor any word of like import; as the practices of conjurors are little known, or various and indefinite. The use of this word indicates that an oath or solemn invocation originally formed a part of the ceremonies.
CONJURE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To practice the arts of a conjurer; to use arts to engage the aid of spirits in performing some extraordinary act.2.
In a vulgar sense, to behave very strangely; to act like a witch; to play tricks.