"conjuring" in the noun sense

1. conjuring, conjuration, conjury, invocation

calling up a spirit or devil

"conjuring" in the verb sense

1. raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

"raise the specter of unemployment"

"he conjured wild birds in the air"

"call down the spirits from the mountain"

2. bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure

ask for or request earnestly

"The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

3. conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinate

engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

"They conspired to overthrow the government"

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