abjure
verb (used with object)
to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant.
abjuring
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present participleof abjure.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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As for abjuring Eurocentricity, the author himself refers to the “four allies plus China” that received permanent Security Council seats in 1945.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
That did not mean abjuring love as a subject, but rather ennobling it while understanding its limitations.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2018
Later Nate cites an additional, darker reason for abjuring female companionship: “You care a damn about a woman then you keep her as far away from this life as possible.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2017
I hope there’s to be no talk of Atwood’s abjuring magic, or any nonsense like that.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 15, 2016
I will not abjure my faith; and it would be abjuring my faith to make such a promise.
From Edelweiss A Story by Berthold Auerbach
