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English Dictionary: conjuring by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
conjuring
n
  1. calling up a spirit or devil [syn: conjuring, conjuration, conjury, invocation]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Conjure \Con*jure"\ (k[ocr]n*j[umac]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Conjured} (-j[umac]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Conjuring}.] [F.
      conjurer, fr. L. conjurare to swear together, to conspire;
      con- + jurare to swear. See {Jury}.]
      To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to
      implore earnestly; to adjure.
  
               I conjure you, let him know, Whate'er was done against
               him, Cato did it.                                    --Addison.
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