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adjure

[ uh-joo r ]
/ əˈdʒʊər /
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verb (used with object), ad·jured, ad·jur·ing.

to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty.
to entreat or request earnestly or solemnly.

RELATED WORDS

beseech, require, entreat, implore, charge, obligate, supplicate, order

Nearby words

adjunct, adjunct professor, adjunction, adjunctive, adjuration, adjure, adjust, adjustability, adjustable, adjustable spanner, adjustable-pitch

Origin of adjure

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word adjūrāre. See ad-, jury1
Related formsad·jur·a·to·ry [uh-joo r-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /əˈdʒʊər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivead·jur·er, ad·ju·ror, noun
Can be confusedabjure adjure
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British Dictionary definitions for adjure

adjure

/ (əˈdʒʊə) /

verb (tr)

to command, often by exacting an oath; charge
to appeal earnestly to
Derived Formsadjuration (ˌædʒʊəˈreɪʃən), nounadjuratory, adjectiveadjurer or adjuror, noun

Word Origin for adjure

C14: from Latin adjūrāre to swear to, from ad- to + jūrāre to swear, from jūs oath
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Word Origin and History for adjure

adjure

v.

late 14c., "to bind by oath; to question under oath," from Latin adiurare "confirm by oath, add an oath, to swear to in addition," in Late Latin "to put (someone) to an oath," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + iurare "swear," from ius (genitive iuris) "law" (see jurist). Related: Adjured; adjuring.

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