Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CON-JURE'
CON-JURE', v.t. [L. conjuro, to swear together, to conspire; con and juro, to swear; It. congiurare; Sp. conjurar; Fr. conjurer.]
- To call on or summon by a sacred name, or in a solemn manner; to implore with solemnity. It seems originally to have signified, to bind by an oath. I conjure you! let him know, / Whate'er was done against him, Cato did it. – Addison.
- To bind two or more by an oath; to unite in a common design. Hence, intransitively, to conspire. [Not usual.] Milton.
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