abjure

ab·jure  (b-jr)

tr.v. ab·jured, ab·jur·ing, ab·jures

1. To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate: "For nearly 21 years after his resignation as Prime Minister in 1963, he abjured all titles, preferring to remain just plain 'Mr.'" (Time).

2. To renounce under oath; forswear.

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[Middle English abjuren, from Old French abjurer, from Latin abirre : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + irre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]

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abju·ration n.

ab·jurer n.

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abjure [əbˈdʒʊə]

vb (tr)

1. to renounce or retract, esp formally, solemnly, or under oath

2. to abstain from or reject

[from Old French abjurer or Latin abjurāre to deny on oath]

abjuration  n

abjurer  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

abjure - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" forswear, recant, retract, resile repudiate, disown, renounce - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

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abjure

verb

1. give up, deny, reject, abandon, relinquish, renounce, throw off, forsake, retract, disown, renege on, disavow, recant, disclaim, forswear, wash your hands of, abnegate He abjured the Protestant faith in 1594.

2. refrain from, avoid, eschew, abstain from, abnegate countries whose officials abjure bribery

Translations

abjure [əbˈdʒʊəʳ] VT (frm) → renunciar a, abjurar de

abjure [æbˈdʒʊə^r] vt → renoncer à (par serment ou publiquement)

abjure

vt → abschwören (+dat)

abjure [əbˈdʒuəʳ] vt (frm) → abiurare