conjure
/kunj r/ • verb (usu. conjure up) 1 cause to appear as if by magic. 2 call to the mind. 3 call upon (a spirit) to appear by magic. 4 /knjoor/ archaic implore to do something. — PHRASES a name to conjure with a name of great importance within a particular field. — ORIGIN Latin conjurare ‘band together by an oath, conspire’.
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