Definition of abjure Abjure
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We found 8 definitions of abjure from 6 different sources.
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What does abjure mean?
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| abjure - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" | ||
| recant, forswear, retract, resile | ||
| disown, renounce, repudiate cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- abjure (v. t.)
To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever. - abjure (v. t.)
To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors. - abjure (v. i.)
To renounce on oath.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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abjure
To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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abjure
ab-jōōr′, v.t. to renounce on oath or solemnly: to recant: to repudiate.—n. Abjurā′tion, official renunciation on oath of any principle or pretension.—adj. Abjur′atory.—n. Abjur′er. [L. ab, from, jurāre, -ātum, to swear.]
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🔤- abjure, verb, present, 1st person singular of abjure (infinitive).
- abjure, verb (infinitive).
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