Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Conjuring"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Conjure \Con*jure"\ (k[o^]n*j[=u]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Conjured} (-j[=u]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Conjuring}.] [F.
conjurer, fr. L. conjurare to swear together, to conspire;
con- + jurare to swear. See {Jury}.]
To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to
implore earnestly; to adjure.

I conjure you, let him know, Whate'er was done against
him, Cato did it. --Addison.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

conjuring
n : invoking a spirit or devil [syn: {conjuration}, {conjury}]

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