adjure (redirected from adjures)

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.

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

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ad·jurer, ad·juror n.

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adjure

Verb

[-juring, -jured]

1. to command someone to do something

2. to appeal earnestly to someone [Latin adjurare]

adjuration n

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"