English → Latin
“conjure” in Latin
obtestorto call someone as a witness; to beseech or implore, to begobsecrōto entreat, implore, beseech, supplicate, beg, prayfascinōto enchant, bewitch, charm, fascinate (especially by the eyes or tongue)incantōto sing; to recite, say or mutter over (a magic form of words); to consecrate with spells; enchantmultusmuch; manyomnisevery; whole, the entirety, all; allōrōto orate, deliver a speech publicly; to plead, beg, pray, entreat
The English word conjure itself goes back to Latin iūrō, through coniūrō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
conjure
to entreat earnestly, obtestari: obsecrare: implorare et obtestari, by anybody, per aliquem: to conjure anybody with tears, etc., multis precibus et lacrimis obtestari: to conjure by all that is holy, multis, omnibus, infimis precibus petere, orare; omnibus precibus orare et obtestari aliquem.
To enchant, fascinare: effascinare (both of enchantment by looks, i. e., the fascinum, still called in Italy “mal occhio chettatura;” then also, of oral enchantment; for which reason the words, visu, lingua, voce atque lingua, are additionally joined, to determine the sort of enchantment): incantare (in the signification of enchanting by magic sentences: not met with, in this sense, beforeLucius Apuleius Madaurensis, Apologia, p. 305: for incantata vincula, Hor., Sat., 1, 8, 49, does not apply): to conjure up (spirits, fiends, etc.), animas or mortuorum imagines excitare (Cic.): inferorum animas elicere: infernas umbras carminibus elicere: jubere Manes exire ex sepulcris (Ov.): elicere animulas noxias et praesagia sollicitare larvarum (make them tell the future): carminibus compescere (restrain by conjuration; e.g., ignes): to conjure away, *incantamentis fugare: adjuratione divini nominis expellere (e.g., daemones, Lactantius).
To practise the arts of a conjurer, *colere artem magicam or artes magicas.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for conjure?
- The usual Latin words for “conjure” are obtestor, obsecrō, fascinō; also incantō, multus, omnis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.