What does conjurar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word conjurar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use conjurar in Spanish.

The word conjurar in Spanish means conjure up, come together, swear, get together, join forces, plot, conspire, intrigue, exorcise. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word conjurar

conjure up

verbo transitivo (invocar espíritus)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
El mago conjuró el espíritu de la mujer muerta.
The magician conjured up the spirit of the dead woman.

come together

verbo pronominal (confabularse)

Varios factores se conjuraron en contra del Titanic.
Various factors came together and doomed the Titanic.

swear

verbo pronominal (obligarse con juramento)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Se conjuraron para restablecer el orden en el país.
They swore they would restore order in the country.

get together, join forces

verbo intransitivo (juramentarse) (plan jointly, supportively)

Los trabajadores conjuraron para obtener un aumento de sueldo.
The workers got together (or: joined forces) to obtain a wage increase.

plot, conspire, intrigue

verbo intransitivo (confabular) (disapproving)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Bruto, Casio y Casca conjuraron contra Julio César.
Brutus, Cassius, and Casca plotted against Julius Caesar.

exorcise

verbo transitivo (exorcizar) (demonic possession)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El sacerdote conjuró al demonio para sacarlo del cuerpo de la mujer.
The priest exorcised the demon so that it would leave the woman's body.

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