adjure

[ uh-joor ]

verb (used with object)

, ad·jured, ad·jur·ing.

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

adjure

/ ˌædʒʊəˈreɪʃən; əˈdʒʊə /

verb

1. to command, often by exacting an oath; charge
2. to appeal earnestly to

Derived Forms

• adˈjurer, noun
• adˈjuratory, adjective
• adjuration, noun

Other Words From

• ad·jur·a·to·ry [uh, -, joor, -, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
• ad·jurer ad·juror noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjure¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word adjūrāre. See ad-, jury ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjure¹

C14: from Latin adjūrāre to swear to, from ad- to + jūrāre to swear, from jūs oath

Example Sentences

With courage or common sense, or both, governors and state legislatures can adjure measures like the Arizona bill.

From The 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.

From Project Gutenberg

I adjure you, in the name of the friendship you have up to this moment shown me, to explain yourself clearly.

From Project Gutenberg

And instead of Columbus, a honey-fed spirit of dream should stand in his prow and adjure him to sail on, to dreamland.

From Project Gutenberg

I adjure you for the last time; will you name the three cards?

From Project Gutenberg

I adjure you, solemnly, to omit nothing that you can remember of them.

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