English verb: conjure | |||
1. | conjure (creation) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic | ||
Samples | Raise the specter of unemployment. He conjured wild birds in the air. Call down the spirits from the mountain. | ||
Synonyms | arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, bless, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict | ||
Verb group | call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke | ||
2. | conjure (communication) ask for or request earnestly | ||
Samples | The prophet bid all people to become good persons. | ||
Synonyms | adjure, beseech, bid, entreat, press | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plead | ||
3. | conjure (cognition) engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together | ||
Samples | They conspired to overthrow the government. | ||
Synonyms | cabal, complot, conspire, machinate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plot | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | coconspire | ||