It is no coincidence that the Russian language is considered one of the richest languages in the world. With it, you can describe almost everything in the world. Some words lose their relevance in modern life, at present they can only be found in old films and on the pages of books. There are words shrouded in a halo of mystery, from which something sublime comes. An example is the beautiful verb “to cast a spell.”
About the meanings of the word
The word comes from the Old Slavonic kleti (condemn, curse). It appeared in the Old Russian language in the second half of the 13th century as a derivative of the word "sworn".
There are several close meanings of the word "conjure", the meaning of which is more or less connected with higher powers.
- To impose the strictest ban, which cannot be violated under any pretext, even under fear of a curse or heavenly punishment.
- Vow, swear, make a vow to yourself. Can be said emotionally, in the face of danger.
- In its basic meaning, the word "conjure" is the perfect form of the verb "conjure". It means to subjugate someone to one's will, resorting to the help of witchcraft, divination, conspiracy, magical powers or secret knowledge. You can conjure, for example, evil forces or the forces of nature, spirits and snakes. At the same time, to conjure a snake means to perform actions that create the illusion of its submission.
Synonyms for the word "conjure"
In modern speech, the meaning of the word "conjure" is usually expressed in synonyms. Apply such: bewitch, cast a spell, bewitch, speak, subjugate, cast a spell, swear, take an oath, conquer.
Friend or foe?
In modern speech, the meaning of the word "conjure" is usually expressed in its participle.
Most often the term "sworn" is used in the expression "sworn enemy", which literally means "an enemy sworn to fight to the end." This is an irreconcilable, eternal enemy, with whom they fight "not for life, but for death," at all costs. An interesting fact is that the destruction of a sworn enemy can gradually turn into the main life goal, and a victory or a sudden departure of the enemy from the battle arena deprives life of meaning. After all, it is no coincidence that they say that there is only one step from hatred to love.
Sometimes you can hear an expression that has the oppositemeaning: sworn friends. Such friendship is due to external circumstances or pursues a common goal and lasts only during the actuality of the cause of its occurrence. So you can call insincere girlfriends who are forced to smile at each other, secretly experiencing mutual hatred or envy. In other words, this is the case where the two would be enemies if it weren't for the circumstances.
Now you figured out what it means to cast a spell.
