abjure
11abjure — [ab joor′, əbjoor′] vt. abjured, abjuring [ME abjuren < L abjurare < ab , from, away + jurare, to swear: see JURY1] 1. to give up (rights, allegiance, etc.) under oath; renounce 2. to give up (opinions) publicly; recant abjuration [ab΄jə… …
12abjure — transitive verb (abjured; abjuring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French abjurer, from Latin abjurare, from ab + jurare to swear more at jury Date: 15th century 1. a. to renounce upon oath b. to reject …
13abjure — abjuratory, adj. abjurer, n. /ab joor , jerr /, v.t., abjured, abjuring. 1. to renounce, repudiate, or retract, esp. with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one s errors. 2. to renounce or give up under oath; forswear: to abjure allegiance. 3.… …
14abjure — verb /əbˈdʒʊə/ a) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow. To abjure allegiance to a prince. b) To renounce or reject with solemnity; …
15abjure — [[t]æbʤʊ͟ə(r)[/t]] abjures, abjuring, abjured VERB If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it. [FORMAL] [V n] He abjured the Protestant faith and became King in 1594 …
16abjure — UK [æbˈdʒʊə(r)] / US [æbˈdʒʊr] verb [transitive] Word forms abjure : present tense I/you/we/they abjure he/she/it abjures present participle abjuring past tense abjured past participle abjured very formal to make a public promise to give up… …
17Abjure — To renounce something under oath usually on the Bible: in a time of faith, a solemn act. Cf. Abjure the realm …
18abjure — See abjure, adjure …
19abjure — [əb dʒʊə, əb dʒɔ:] verb formal solemnly renounce (a belief or claim). Phrases abjure the realm historical swear an oath to leave a country forever. Derivatives abjuration noun Origin ME: from L. abjurare, from ab away + ju …
20abjure — ab•jure [[t]æbˈdʒʊər, ˈdʒɜr[/t]] v. t. jured, jur•ing 1) to repudiate or retract, esp. with formal solemnity; recant 2) to renounce or give up under oath; forswear: to abjure allegiance to a country[/ex] 3) to refrain from; avoid • Etymology:… …
