conjurar

v.

1 to exorcize.

sus palabras conjuraron mi miedo (figurative) his words dispelled my fears

El cura conjuró los demonios The priest conjured=exorcized the demons.

2 to ward off, to avert (un peligro).

3 to conspire, to plot.

El grupo conjuró para vengarse The group conspired to take revenge.

4 to conjure, to invoke, to conjure up, to summon by magical power.

María conjuró al espíritu de Ricardo Mary conjured=invoked John's spirit.

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conjurar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to exorcise; (peligro) to avert, stave off, ward off

2 literal (rogar) to beseech

► verbo intransitivo

1 (conspirar) to conspire (contra, against)

► verbo pronominal conjurarse

1 to conspire (contra, against)

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1. VT

1) (Rel) to exorcise, cast out

2) [+ peligro] to ward off; [+ pensamiento] to rid o.s. of

3) (=rogar) to entreat frm, plead with

2.

VI

conjurar contra algn — to plot o conspire against sb

3.

See:

conjurarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <peligro/amenaza> to avert

b) <demonio> to exorcise

2.

conjurar vi to conspire, plot

3.

conjurarse v pron to conspire

los elementos se habían conjurado contra nosotros — the elements had conspired against us

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= weave + magic spell, cast + a (magic) spell.

Ex. These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.

Ex. The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <peligro/amenaza> to avert

b) <demonio> to exorcise

2.

conjurar vi to conspire, plot

3.

conjurarse v pron to conspire

los elementos se habían conjurado contra nosotros — the elements had conspired against us

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= weave + magic spell, cast + a (magic) spell.

Ex: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.

Ex: The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.

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conjurar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹peligro/amenaza› to avert

2 ‹demonio› to exorcise

■ conjurar

vi

to conspire, plot

■ conjurarse

v pron

to conspire

sentíamos que hasta los elementos se habían conjurado contra nosotros we felt that even the elements had conspired against us

cree que los críticos se han conjurado en su contra he thinks that the critics are conspiring against him

se conjuraron en contra de la directora del instituto they plotted o conspired against the director of the institute

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conjurar (conjugate conjurar) verbo intransitivo
to conspire, plot
'conjurar' also found in these entries:
English:
stave
- ward

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conjurar

♦ vt

1. [exorcizar] to exorcize;

Fig

sus palabras conjuraron mi miedo his words dispelled my fears

2. [un peligro] to ward off, to avert;

las medidas intentan conjurar la crisis económica the measures are an attempt to avert an economic crisis

♦ vi

[conspirar] to conspire, to plot;

conjuraron para derrocar al gobierno they conspired o plotted to overthrow the government

♦ See also the pronominal verb conjurarse

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conjurar

I v/i plot, conspire

II v/t

1 espíritu exorcise

2 peligro ward off

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conjurar vt

1) : to exorcise

2) : to avert, to ward off

conjurar vi

conspirar: to conspire, to plot