<B>conjure, </B>verb, <B>-jured,</B> <B>-juring.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to compel (a spirit, devil, or the like) to appear or disappear by a set form of words. <BR> <I>Ex. It is useless to try to conjure spirits or devils unless you believe in them first. Avoid thee, fiend! ... I conjure thee to leave me and begone (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to affect or influence by or as if by a spell. <BR> <I>Ex. The dealer conjured him into buying a more expensive car.</I> (SYN) bewitch, enchant. <DD><B> 3. </B>to cause to be or happen by magic or as if by magic. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) to cause to appear in the mind. <BR> <I>Ex. to conjure a vision.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>to make a solemn appeal to; request earnestly; entreat. <BR> <I>Ex. By all that is holy, I conjure you not to betray your country.</I> (SYN) beseech, implore. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Obsolete.) to adjure. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to summon a devil, spirit, or the like. <DD><B> 2. </B>to practice magic. <DD><B> 3. </B>to perform tricks by very quick, deceiving movements of the hands. <BR> <I>Ex. In conjuring, the hands must be quicker than the eyes of the audience.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Obsolete.) to conspire. <BR><I>expr. <B>conjure up,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>to cause to appear as if by magic. </I> <I>Ex. to conjure up a whole meal in a jiffy. Grandmother conjured up a bag of old-fashioned toys from the attic.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) to cause to appear in the mind. <BR> <I>Ex. In her loneliness, her fancy conjured up scenes of happy family life.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>conjure with,</B> </I>to invoke with awe or respect; regard as very important. <BR> <I>Ex. If Mr. Sharp succeeds in selling wheat in large quantities, the new minister will indeed become a name to conjure with (Maclean's).</I> </DL>
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<B>conjurer</B> or <B>conjuror, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who performs tricks with quick, deceiving movements of the hands; juggler. <DD><B> 2. </B>a magician; wizard. (SYN) sorcerer. <DD><B> 3. </B>a person who solemnly charges or entreats. (SYN) adjurer, adjuror. </DL>
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<B>conjury, </B>noun, pl. <B>-juries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> magic; legerdemain; jugglery. </DL>
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<B>conk</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> decay in a live tree caused by a fungus. </DL>
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<B>conk</B> (2), verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to strike or deal a blow, especially on the head. <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S. Slang.) to straighten (kinky hair) by rinsing it with lye, using pomade, etc. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a blow on the head. <DD><B> 2. </B>the head. <BR><I>expr. <B>conk out,</B> </I>to cease operation; break down; stall; fail. <BR> <I>Ex. The engine conked out after 1,000 miles.</I> </DL>
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<B>conker, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a horse chestnut, especially one used in the game of conkers. <BR><I>expr. <B>conkers,</B> </I>a children's game played in Great Britain, in which each of two players has a conker on a string. They take turns striking each other's conkers until one of the two is broken. </DL>
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<B>conkout, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Informal.) a breakdown. <BR> <I>Ex. an engine conkout.</I> </DL>
<B>conmanship, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) the art or skill of a confidence man. <BR> <I>Ex. The Centre of the Action [a novel] is a confessional study of conmanship, in a New York jungle where rat eats rat (Manchester Guardian Weekly).</I> </DL>
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<B>con moto,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian, Music.) with spirited movement (used as a direction). <BR> <I>Ex. To say the least, he conducts con moto. Attending a ... concert is an optical as well as an aural experience (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<B>connate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn; congenital. (SYN) innate. <DD><B> 2. </B>born, originating, or existing together. (SYN) coeval. <DD><B> 3. </B>allied or agreeing in nature; related. (SYN) cognate. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Biology.) united into one body. <BR> <I>Ex. Connate leaves are united at the base.</I> adv. <B>connately.</B> noun <B>connateness.</B> </DL>
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<B>connate water,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) water that becomes permanently entrapped in beds of sediment or rock at the time of deposit. </DL>
<B>connatural, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>belonging to a person or thing by nature or from birth or origin; in born; congenital. <DD><B> 2. </B>of the same nature; alike in quality or kind; cognate. adv. <B>connaturally.</B> </DL>
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<B>connect, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to join (one thing to another); link (two things together); fasten together; unite. <BR> <I>Ex. The plumber will have to connect those pipes before we can turn on the water.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to join or unite by telephone or other means of communication. <BR> <I>Ex. The operator failed to connect us. I asked her to connect me with the long-distance operator.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to associate; attach; relate. <BR> <I>Ex. He feels uncertain when it comes to repairing anything connected with television.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>to think of (one thing) with (another); associate in the mind. <BR> <I>Ex. We usually connect spring with sunshine and flowers.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>to join with others in some business or interest; have any kind of practical relation with. <BR> <I>Ex. He is connected with the advertising division of the company. This store is connected with a chain of stores.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>to join or link together in an electrical circuit. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to be joined; become connected. <BR> <I>Ex. The garage connects with the basement of the house. Connecting with these there is a very small room (Hawthorne).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(of trains, buses, or other public transportation) to run so that passengers can change from one to another without delay. <BR> <I>Ex. The afternoon train connects with the ferryboat.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Sports.) to hit a receiver, a mark, or a ball. <BR> <I>Ex. to connect for a 20-yard pass, to connect for a home run.</I> adj. <B>connectible,</B> <B>connectable.</B> </DL>
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<B>connected, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>joined together; fastened together. <DD><B> 2. </B>joined in orderly sequence. <BR> <I>Ex. connected ideas.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>having ties and associates. <BR> <I>Ex. She is well connected socially.</I> adv. <B>connectedly.</B> noun <B>connectedness.</B> </DL>
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<B>connecter, </B>noun. =connector.</DL>
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<B>Connecticut warbler,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a North American warbler with yellow underparts, a gray hood, and a white eye ring. </DL>
