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English word conjure comes from Latin iurare, Latin con-, and later Old French conjurer (To beseech, to beg.)
iurare (Latin)
con- (Latin)
Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word.
coniuro (Latin)
(intransitive) I form a conspiracy, plot, conspire.. (intransitive) I swear together, band, combine or join together by oath, unite.
conjurer (Old French)
To beseech, to beg.
conjure (English)
(African American Vernacular English) A practice of magic; hoodoo; conjuration. (intransitive) To perform magic tricks.. (intransitive) To practice black magic.. (intransitive, obsolete) To conspire or plot.. (transitive) To evoke.. (transitive) To imagine or picture in the mind.. (transitive) To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.. (transitive) To summon up using [...]