abjure
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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
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.
[Middle English abjuren, from Old French abjurer, from Latin abiūrāre : ab-, away; see ab-1 + iūrāre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]
ab′ju·ra′tion n.
ab·jur′er n.
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
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.
ab•jur′a•to`ry, adj.
ab•jur′er, n.
abjure
Past participle: abjured
Gerund: abjuring
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| 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" |
abjure
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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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