to magic
- verb
- /ˈmædʒɪk/
- The magician asked the audience to watch closely as he magicked the rabbit out of the hat.
Examples
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Can't you just magic us across?
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Can you magic this coin into my hand for the trick?
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Can you magic some up?
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We can't just magic her back.
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Well it doesn't mean I can magic one out of thin air, does it?!
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Even when we're really into someone, we can't usually just magic away previous trauma, radically change our boundaries, or make everything we want to do okay all the time.
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She waved her wand and tried to magic the flower to life.
Synonyms
To bring a memory to mind or make something seem to appear by magic
Use words or actions to make a magical change
To attract and charm someone as if by magic
To call up a spirit or make something appear as if by magic
To make something much better using skill and new ideas
Make something happen quickly and without effort
To change something into a very different form, often as if by magic
Use magic words or actions to control someone
To change your body or look into another form, often an animal
To make something quickly from very little when needed
To change ordinary things into something special as if by magic
To use magic to harm or control someone
To change something by magic so it acts differently
To put a magic spell on someone to make them do what you want
To cast a magic spell that makes someone see or feel things that are not real
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Archaic
An early projector that uses glass slides and a lamp to show images on a wall
- Specialized
A number of protons or neutrons that makes a nucleus especially stable
- Literature
A style of writing or art that shows ordinary life with small magical events
- Specialized
A square grid of numbers whose rows, columns, and main diagonals add to the same total
- Slang
Clothes worn under other clothes that people believe bring luck or protection
- Specialized
A star symbol used in searches and commands to stand for many letters or words
- Slang
A belief that funny pictures or videos shared online that spread quickly can change what people think and do
How Magical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Magic as a verb comes from the idea of a magician making things happen with secret skill, so to 'magic' something is to make it appear, disappear, or change as if by a hidden power.