abjure

[ ab-rjoo, -jur ]
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verb (used with object),ab·jured, ab·jur·ing.
  1. to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors.

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

  1. to avoid or shun.

Origin of abjure

1
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin abjūrāre to deny on oath, equivalent to ab-ab- + jūrāre to swear; see jury1

Other words from abjure

  • ab·jur·a·to·ry, adjective
  • ab·jur·er, noun
  • non·ab·jur·a·to·ry, adjective
  • un·ab·jur·a·to·ry, adjective
  • un·ab·jured, adjective

Words that may be confused with abjure

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British Dictionary definitions for abjure

abjure

/ (əbˈdʒʊə) /


verb(tr)
  1. to renounce or retract, esp formally, solemnly, or under oath

  2. to abstain from or reject

Origin of abjure

1
C15: from Old French abjurer or Latin abjurāre to deny on oath

Derived forms of abjure

  • abjuration, noun
  • abjurer, noun

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