abjure
verb (used with object)
to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant.
abjured
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past participleof abjure.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof abjure.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
abjureverb (used with object)to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant.
Example Sentences
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Tunisia's army has historically abjured a political role and Saied has not yet tested the security forces by trying to mobilise them for a major crackdown on dissent.
From Reuters ● Dec. 18, 2022
He was shooting on 35 mm rather than in large formats; he disdained the tripod, abjured conspicuous lighting.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
He abjured the hunt for home runs, but his on-base percentage was high.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
His three Republican successors did not follow suit, Calvin Coolidge especially abjured such monarchical power.
From Fox News ● Jan. 10, 2019
In a sober ceremony, the Mexica abjured their old religion and embraced Christianity.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
