See Also:

conjure (oh) and RHA (iou)


conjure (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: conjurer, from Latin, from com- ( COM-) + jurare 'to swear']
[I and T] to perform clever tricks in which you seem to make things appear, disappear, or change by Magic
::The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat.
[T] to make something appear or happen in a way which is not expected
::He has conjured victories from worse situations than this.
a name to conjure with
the name of a very important person
conjure up [conjure sth ¡û¡ú up] phr v
to bring a thought, picture, idea, or memory to someone's mind
conjure up images/pictures/thoughts etc (of sth)
::Dieting always seems to conjure up images of endless salads.
to make something appear when it is not expected, as if by Magic
::Somehow we have to conjure up another $10,000.
to make the soul of a dead person appear by saying special Magic words

RHA (iou)



RHA abbreviation.
Royal Horse Artillery.