adjure

adjure

to charge or command earnestly, often under the threat of a penalty; to entreat solemnly: to adjure the witness to tell the truth

Not to be confused with:

abjure – repudiate, recant, or retract; to renounce under oath, forswear: abjure allegiance; abjure a confession

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ad·jure

 (ə-jo͝or′)

tr.v. ad·jured, ad·jur·ing, ad·jures

1. To command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath: "adjuring her in the name of God to declare the truth" (Increase Mather).

2. To appeal to or entreat earnestly.

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[Middle English adjuren, from Latin adiūrāre, to swear to : ad-, ad- + iūrāre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]

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ad·jur′er, ad·ju′ror n.

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adjure

(əˈdʒʊə)

vb (tr)

1. to command, often by exacting an oath; charge

2. to appeal earnestly to

[C14: from Latin adjūrāre to swear to, from ad- to + jūrāre to swear, from jūs oath]

adjuration n

adˈjuratory adj

adˈjurer, adˈjuror n

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ad•jure

(əˈdʒʊər)

v.t. -jured, -jur•ing.

1. to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty.

2. to entreat or request earnestly or solemnly.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin adjūrāre. See ad-, jury¹]

ad•ju•ra•tion (ˌædʒ ʊˈreɪ ʃən) n.

ad•jur′a•to`ry (-ˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

ad•jur′er, ad•ju′ror, n.

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adjure

Past participle: adjured
Gerund: adjuring

Imperative

adjure

adjure

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	adjure - ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" beseech, entreat, conjure, bid, press plead - appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"
	2.	adjure - command solemnly       burden, saddle, charge - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"

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Translations

giurare

adjure

[əˈdʒʊəʳ] VT (frm) to adjure sb to do sth (= order) → ordenar solemnemente a algn que haga algo; (= implore) → suplicar or implorar a algn que haga algo

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adjure

vt (liter) → beschwören

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