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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.

Words related to adjure

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

Words nearby adjure

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

OTHER WORDS FROM adjure

ad·jur·a·to·ry [uh-joo r-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /əˈdʒʊər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivead·jur·er, ad·ju·ror, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adjure

abjure 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 forms of adjure

adjuration (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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