adjure

[ uh-joor ]

/ 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.

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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-joor-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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How to use adjure in a sentence

With courage or common sense, or both, governors and state legislatures can adjure measures like the Arizona bill.
How ‘Religious Freedom’ Is Hurting Everyone’s Freedom|Robert Shrum|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I adjure you, by all which a man of honour holds most sacred, to quit England the moment your health will allow you to sail.
Leonora|Maria Edgeworth
I adjure you, in the name of the friendship you have up to this moment shown me, to explain yourself clearly.
The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2|Eugne Sue
And instead of Columbus, a honey-fed spirit of dream should stand in his prow and adjure him to sail on, to dreamland.
The Crow's Nest|Clarence Day, Jr.

I adjure you for the last time; will you name the three cards?
The Strand Magazine, Vol. 1 - No. 1,|Various
I adjure you, solemnly, to omit nothing that you can remember of them.
The International Magazine, Vol. IV. New-York, December 1, 1851. No. V.|Various

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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