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| 1. | [ verb ] engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together | |
| Synonyms: | conspire machinate complot cabal | |
| Examples: | "They conspired to overthrow the government" |
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| Related terms: | plot coconspire conspiracy intrigue conspirator | |
| 2. | [ verb ] ask for or request earnestly | |
| Synonyms: | bid beseech adjure press entreat | |
| Examples: | "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" |
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| Related terms: | plead adjuration | |
| 3. | [ verb ] evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic | |
| Synonyms: | raise invoke conjure_up bring_up arouse stir call_forth evoke put_forward call_down | |
| Examples: | : "raise the specter of unemployment" "he conjured wild birds in the air" "stir a disturbance" "call down the spirits from the mountain" |
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| Related terms: | make curse bless provoke magician incantation conjuring | |
| Similar spelling: |
conjurer conjure_up conjuror coinsure conjury conjuring concur concurrent congress concrete |
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