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adjure

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ad·jure  (-jr)
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.
[Middle English adjuren, from Latin adirre, to swear to : ad-, ad- + irre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]
ad·jurer, ad·juror n.
adjure
Verb
[-juring, -jured]
1. to command someone to do something
2. to appeal earnestly to someone [Latin adjurare]
adjuration n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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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"Comrade," said he, "I adjure you, as a Christian and a soldier, to tell me where we are going.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
"I have been calumniated," continued Fouquet, warmly, "and I feel called upon to adjure the justice of the king to make inquiries.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
But I only the more earnestly adjure all those whose eyes may rest on these pages, to pause and reflect upon the difference between this town and those great haunts of desperate misery: to call to mind, if they can in the midst of party strife and squabble, the efforts that must be made to purge them of their suffering and danger: and last, and foremost, to remember how the precious Time is rushing by.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
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