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
But the sight of his countrymen parading around his home office wearing shiny new gold medals conjured up some good memories for Brodin.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026
Told in direct in introspective prose, Hjorth is able to conjure the creaky overconfidence of adolescence and all its uncertainties.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Plus, Palmer and Goode's oh-so-palpable chemistry conjures up a hypnotic charm that even Harkness couldn't resist.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
There are countless tomato recipes that only Southerners could conjure up—like Pickled Green Tomatoes, Arkansas Heavenly Tomato Cake, and Tomato Soup Cake just to name a few—and tomato pudding belongs near the top of the list.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
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As a kid in Rochester, New York, Kane begged his parents for a dollar to play.—
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While eating at the restaurant with her parents, Black begged for her own tasty drink and the bartender whipped one up, naming it after her.—
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Now, if the bakery does not agree to voluntarily recognize the union, Breaking Breads can petition the National Labor Relations Board for an election to be legally recognized.—
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California Senate Bill 9, which took effect in 2013, allowed juvenile offenders serving life without parole to petition to have their sentences recalled and to be resentenced.—
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“Conjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjure. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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