Definition of conjure

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con·jure    (knjr, kn-jr) KEY 

VERB:
con·jured, con·jur·ing, con·jures
VERB:
tr.

1. 1. To summon (a devil or spirit) by magical or supernatural power.
   2. To influence or effect by or as if by magic: tried to conjure away the doubts that beset her.
2. 1. To call or bring to mind; evoke: "Arizona conjures up an image of stark deserts for most Americans" (American Demographics).
   2. To imagine; picture: "a sight to store away, then conjure up someday when they were no longer together" (Nelson DeMille).
3. Archaic To call on or entreat solemnly, especially by an oath.

VERB:
intr.

1. To perform magic tricks, especially by sleight of hand.
2. 1. To summon a devil by magic or supernatural power.
   2. To practice black magic.

NOUN:
Chiefly Southern U.S. (knjr)

See hoodoo.

ADJECTIVE:
Chiefly Southern U.S.

Of or practicing folk magic: a conjure woman.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English conjuren, from Old French conjurer, to use a spell, from Late Latin conirre, to pray by something holy, from Latin, to swear together : com-, com- + irre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots