as in to beg
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner
I conjure you to hear my plea for mercy
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Neng Yang, Xiong’s mother, told the college paper that her teenage daughter was crafty and conjured beautiful rose bouquets out of satin.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 17 Mar. 2025
Setting a long stretch on the subway, too, conjures feelings around the repeat killings of Black men on MTA cars.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Yes, renting buildings to paranormal investigators trying to conjure former students was regrettable, Mr. Nogelmeier says.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
Full-spectrum color had been a photographic dream since the first daguerreotypes, and early moviemakers were no less determined to conjure a celluloid canvas that reflected life in all its splendor.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 17 Mar. 2025
Setting a long stretch on the subway, too, conjures feelings around the repeat killings of Black men on MTA cars.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Yes, renting buildings to paranormal investigators trying to conjure former students was regrettable, Mr. Nogelmeier says.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
Full-spectrum color had been a photographic dream since the first daguerreotypes, and early moviemakers were no less determined to conjure a celluloid canvas that reflected life in all its splendor.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conjure
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“Conjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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