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Definition

summon into action or bring into existence — often as if by magic

conjure = summon into action or bring into existence

conjures = brings to mind

But pray, Colonel, how came you to conjure out that I should be in town today?
Austen, Jane -- Sense and Sensibility
In the end, Professor McGonagall conjured a large fan out of thin air,
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

conjured = created by magic

Edwin looked deep into the flames, his faraway gaze conjuring up memories.
Ben Mikaeslen -- Touching Spirit Bear

conjuring = bringing (into existence)

Merle had once said that it might be good for him to be some place where no one had heard of his family, where the very mention of his name didn't conjure an image,
Jill McCorkle -- Ferris Beach

conjure = bring into existence

It was strange the way I felt about
him: connected was the only word I could conjure up.
Kenneth Oppel -- Airborn

conjure = think of (summon into action from his mind)

I tried for a long time to conjure up an image of her before that, just a sliver of something, like her tucking me into bed,
Sue Monk Kidd -- The Secret Life of Bees

conjure = bring into existence

conjure = summon to be present

To conjure several doubles of herself was one thing, but an entire army?
Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars

conjure = bring into existence by magic

PARRIS, to Abigail: Then you were conjuring spirits last night.
Arthur Miller -- The Crucible

conjuring = summoning to be present

...the three of them were out in the freezing courtyard during break, and she had conjured them up a bright blue fire that could be carried around in a jam jar.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

conjured = created by magic

You conjured up a Patronus that drove away all those dementors! That's very, very advanced magic.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

conjured = created with magic

He pressed his hand to his forehead, conjuring up a coolness that would not come.
Cormac McCarthy -- The Road

conjuring = summoning into existence

We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to...
Thomas Jefferson et al. -- The Declaration of Independence

conjured = implored (asked) solemnly

Mr. Dark turned to go pat, conjure, calm his dust-crone friend,
Ray Bradbury -- Something Wicked This Way Comes

conjure = summon into action

And there he was, standing at a darkened window, conjured, apparently, by her need and her desperation.
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses

conjured = brought into existence as if by magic

Let us use our magic and enchantments to conjure up a woman out of flowers.
Cornelia Funke -- Inkheart

conjure = summon into existence by magic

It was just like a conjuring-trick, she thought.
Lewis Carroll -- Through the Looking-Glass

conjuring = bringing something into existence as if by magic

We were messing about in the night again and we were praying and conjuring and Danny found it running under his feet.
David Almond -- Clay

conjuring = summoning into action or bringing into existence — as if by magic

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