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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Recent Examples of conjure
That's a harder image to conjure.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Somehow, though, the Royals outdid themselves Monday night with a nauseating defeat — one that conjured the immortal wisdom of former Royals manager Buddy Bell.
—Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
There is a distinctive sound design by Jeffrey Salerno that adds to the clean brisk style that Farmer has conjured.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP Oz Pearlman, better known by many as Oz the Mentalist, has stunned some of the world's richest and most powerful people with his ability to seemingly read their minds and conjure up information even their closest friends wouldn't have access to.
—Eric Fayeulle, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Somehow, though, the Royals outdid themselves Monday night with a nauseating defeat — one that conjured the immortal wisdom of former Royals manager Buddy Bell.
—Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
There is a distinctive sound design by Jeffrey Salerno that adds to the clean brisk style that Farmer has conjured.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP Oz Pearlman, better known by many as Oz the Mentalist, has stunned some of the world's richest and most powerful people with his ability to seemingly read their minds and conjure up information even their closest friends wouldn't have access to.
—Eric Fayeulle, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjure
Verb
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At the end of regret-flow plotlines, husbands tend to beg their wives for forgiveness by dropping to their knees.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Rollins stormed off the set, leaving Brandt and the rest of his co-hosts stunned, with the latter begging the former to return and finish his segment.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The city of Meriden is also petitioning to retain custody of the two cats with a hearing scheduled for Friday at the Meriden Superior Court.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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In 2009, after petitioning the court to have her ailing father placed under a conservatorship, Catherine was permitted to visit Peter Falk, who was suffering from dementia.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Conjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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