abjure

abjure

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

Not to be confused with:

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

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ab·jure

 (ăb-jo͝or′)

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 abiūrāre : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + iūrāre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]

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ab′ju·ra′tion n.

ab·jur′er 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

[C15: from Old French abjurer or Latin abjurāre to deny on oath]

ˌabjuˈration n

abˈjurer n

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ab•jure

(æbˈdʒʊər, -ˈdʒɜr)

v.t. -jured, -jur•ing.

1. to repudiate or retract, esp. with formal solemnity; recant.

2. to renounce or give up under oath; forswear: to abjure allegiance to a country.

3. to refrain from; avoid.

[1400–50; < Latin abjūrāre to deny on oath =ab- ab- + jūrāre to swear; see jury¹]

ab•jur′a•to`ry, adj.

ab•jur′er, n.

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abjure

Past participle: abjured
Gerund: abjuring

Imperative

abjure

abjure

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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

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abjure

verb

To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally:

recall, recant, retract, take back, withdraw.

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Translations

abjurer

abiurareannullare

abjure

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

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abjure

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

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abjure

vt → abschwören (+dat)

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abjure

[əbˈdʒuəʳ] vt (frm) → abiurare

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