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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 | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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