adjure
verb (used with object)
to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty.
have adjured
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present perfectof adjure.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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On the contrary, Simon and Jude are related to have adjured dragons and to have commanded them to withdraw into the desert.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
Put away your magic tubes," he said; "ye have adjured me in the name of hospitality, and for that reason, but not from fear of what ye can do, I spare him.
From King Solomon's Mines by Henry Rider Haggard
Issachar, you have no right to question me on this matter, yet since you have adjured me by my honour, I will be open with you.
From Elissa by Henry Rider Haggard
