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1. (v.t.) abjure
to repudiate or retract, esp. with formal solemnity; recant.
2. abjure
to renounce or give up under oath; forswear:
to abjure allegiance to a country.
3. abjure
to refrain from; avoid.
Etymology: (1400–50; < L abjūrāre to deny on oath =ab-ab - +jūrāre to swear; see jury1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) abjure
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
2. (verb) abjure
to renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors
3. (verb) abjure
to renounce on oath
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