adjure
verb (used with object)
to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty.
is adjuring
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present progressiveof adjure (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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Caiaphas has stepped down from his throne, which is left vacant behind him, and is adjuring Jesus to say whether he is the Christ the Son of God.
From Ex Voto by Samuel Butler
