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
Words Nearby adjure
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How to use adjure in a sentence
With courage or common sense, or both, governors and state legislatures can adjure measures like the Arizona bill.
How ‘Religious Freedom’ Is Hurting Everyone’s Freedom | Robert Shrum | March 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI adjure you, by all which a man of honour holds most sacred, to quit England the moment your health will allow you to sail.
Leonora | Maria EdgeworthI adjure you, in the name of the friendship you have up to this moment shown me, to explain yourself clearly.
The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 | Eugne SueAnd instead of Columbus, a honey-fed spirit of dream should stand in his prow and adjure him to sail on, to dreamland.
The Crow's Nest | Clarence Day, Jr.I adjure you for the last time; will you name the three cards?
The Strand Magazine, Vol. 1 - No. 1, | Various
I adjure you, solemnly, to omit nothing that you can remember of them.
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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