Definition of abjure
Etymology
From Latin abiūrō ("deny upon oath"), formed from ab ("of, by, from") + iūro ("swear or take an oath"), from iūs ("law, right, duty").
Pronunciation
Shorthand
- Gregg (Version: Centennial, Series 90, DJS, Simplified): a - b - j - u - r
(Version: Anniversary, Pre-Anniversary): a - b - j - u
Verb
to abjure (third-person singular simple present abjures, present participle abjuring, simple past and past participle abjured)
- (ambitransitive) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.
To abjure allegiance to a prince.
To abjure the realm (to swear to abandon it forever).
- (transitive) To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate.
To abjure errors.
But this rough magic I here abjure. - Shakespeare, Tempest, V, i
Synonyms
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