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Synonyms for conjuring
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : kon-jer, kuhn- for 1–5, 8–10, 12; kuhn-joor for 6, 7, 11 |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn dʒər, ˈkʌn- for 1–5, 8–10, 12; kənˈdʒʊər for 6, 7, 11 |
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Définition of conjuring
Origin :- late 13c., "command on oath," from Old French conjurer "invoke, conjure" (12c.), from Latin coniurare "to swear together; conspire," from com- "together" (see com-) + iurare "to swear" (see jury (n.)). Magical sense is c.1300, for "constraining by spell" a demon to do one's bidding. Related: Conjured; conjuring. Phrase conjure up "cause to appear in the mind" (as if by magic) attested from 1580s.
- verb appeal to, implore
- verb cast spell
- First of all, you will have no books, no paper, and no conjuring book.
- Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- No, she's a professional; we had her last year; she does conjuring.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- And there stood Beth adorable in her perplexity, conjuring both of him to speak.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- He was curiously reminded of the conjuring performance at the Alhambra.
- Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
- He waggled his club over it as if he were going to perform a conjuring trick.
- Extract from : « Love Among the Chickens » by P. G. Wodehouse
- He thought, and suddenly recalled a conjuring entertainment he had seen.
- Extract from : « Tales of Space and Time » by Herbert George Wells
- What followed was almost like a conjuring trick, it was so quickly done.
- Extract from : « Menhardoc » by George Manville Fenn
- Then she would tell me what she had been conjuring up to herself.
- Extract from : « A Strange Story, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Medole looks upon revolution as a description of conjuring trick.
- Extract from : « Vittoria, Complete » by George Meredith
- To lighten your labors, he said, we will have long talks about conjuring.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of Robert-Houdin, ambassador, author and conjurer » by Jean Henri Robert-Houdin
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