abjure
verb (used with object)
to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant.
is abjuring
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present progressiveof abjure (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Do these references mean that Roth, who is now 77, is abjuring furious artifice for a sage-like calm?
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2010
