conjuring

UK: /ˈkʌndʒərɪŋ/

From the verb conjure: (⇒ conjugate)

conjuring is: ⓘ

v pres p

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conjuring / ˈkʌndʒərɪŋ/ noun

1. the performance of tricks that appear to defy natural laws

adjective

1. denoting or relating to such tricks or entertainment

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con•jure /ˈkɑndʒɚ, ˈkʌn-/   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-.

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con•jure  (kon′jər, kun′- for 1–5, 8–10, 12; kən jŏŏr′ for 6, 7, 11), 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. 

8. to call upon or command a devil or spirit by invocation or spell.
9. to practice magic.
10. to practice legerdemain.
11. [Obs.] to conspire.

n. 

12. 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

Synonyms

• 3. summon, raise, invoke.

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conjure / ˈkʌndʒə/ verb

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 with ⇒ a 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