adjure
to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty.
to entreat or request earnestly or solemnly.
Origin of adjure
1Other words from adjure
- ad·jur·a·to·ry [uh-joor-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /əˈdʒʊər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- ad·jur·er, ad·ju·ror, noun
Words that may be confused with adjure
- abjure, adjure
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How to use adjure in a sentence
But she only lifted a warning finger and made a sibilant sound with her lips, adjuring silence.
The Tigress | Anne WarnerThink of Brougham going down on his marrow-bones (there can be none in them, though), and adjuring the Lords, con quella voce!
Records of a Girlhood | Frances Ann KembleHe ended by adjuring the king not to be diverted from his purpose without better reason, nor to abandon his hopes in Coele-Syria.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. I (of 2) | PolybiusAnd all the time Jeff was tugging madly at John Hatch's arm, adjuring him to wake and meet the peril.
Hoof and Claw | Charles G. D. RobertsBut here Miss Bird appeared at the schoolroom window, adjuring the twins to come in at once.
The Squire's Daughter | Archibald Marshall
British Dictionary definitions for adjure
/ (əˈdʒʊə) /
to command, often by exacting an oath; charge
to appeal earnestly to
Origin of adjure
1Derived forms of adjure
- adjuration (ˌædʒʊəˈreɪʃən), noun
- adjuratory, adjective
- adjurer or adjuror, noun
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