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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Wealth, innovation, growth, and power aren’t conjured by words.
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 25 Jan. 2025
Every day, the collectors with wide-angle views - in uniforms that over the years have conjured the police officer, the bus driver and now the classic tourist — dispense change, receipts, directions, greetings and bits of advice.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
The way that Lewis writes about bodies and selves and conjures up people who were absent or lost along the way is really profound to me.
—The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
With the suitcase as the starting point, the selection includes the Volage Ex-S Night Wood bed with a headboard complimented by side tables, storage and lighting and sleek seating with trim and accents that conjure the world of leather goods and accessories.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 25 Jan. 2025
Every day, the collectors with wide-angle views - in uniforms that over the years have conjured the police officer, the bus driver and now the classic tourist — dispense change, receipts, directions, greetings and bits of advice.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
The way that Lewis writes about bodies and selves and conjures up people who were absent or lost along the way is really profound to me.
—The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
With the suitcase as the starting point, the selection includes the Volage Ex-S Night Wood bed with a headboard complimented by side tables, storage and lighting and sleek seating with trim and accents that conjure the world of leather goods and accessories.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Conjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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