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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | conjurer, from Latin, from com- ( COM-) + jurare 'to swear' |
1 [intransitive and transitive]APROM to perform clever tricks in which you seem to make things appear, disappear, or change by magic : 
The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.
The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.2 [transitive] to make something appear or happen in a way which is not expected : He has conjured victories from worse situations than this.
He has conjured victories from worse situations than this.conjure something ↔ up
phrasal verb1 to bring a thought, picture, idea, or memory to someone's mind
conjure up images/pictures/thoughts etc (of something) Dieting always seems to conjure up images of endless salads.
Dieting always seems to conjure up images of endless salads.2 to make something appear when it is not expected, as if by magic : Somehow we have to conjure up another $10,000.
Somehow we have to conjure up another $10,000.3ROM to make the soul of a dead person appear by saying special magic words
