abjure
to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors.
to renounce or give up under oath; forswear: to abjure allegiance.
to avoid or shun.
Origin of abjure
1Other words from abjure
- ab·jur·a·to·ry, adjective
- ab·jur·er, noun
- non·ab·jur·a·to·ry, adjective
- un·ab·jur·a·to·ry, adjective
- un·ab·jured, adjective
Words that may be confused with abjure
- abjure , adjure
Words Nearby abjure
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How to use abjure in a sentence
He's been forced to abjure his most important achievement as governor, his healthcare plan.
Haqqani invests great hope that a decision by Pakistan's military to abjure politics may correct these trends.
David's Book Club: Pakistan, Between Mosque and Military | David Frum | April 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTTo persuade Iran to abjure weapons, the United States will have to make some kind of deal.
Mary treated her conspicuously as a sister; she refused, however, to abjure her Protestantism.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X | VariousHe was required to recant, to abjure the doctrines he had taught; not in private, but publicly before the world.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI | John Lord
Two years later, Rosimont died suddenly without having had time to abjure his errors.
Queens of the French Stage | H. Noel WilliamsShe did not, indeed, require Anjou to abjure his faith, but her demands virtually involved this.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry BairdNo, my fair Olivia, let us never abjure love: even when the reign of beauty passes away, that of grace and sentiment remains.
Leonora | Maria Edgeworth
British Dictionary definitions for abjure
/ (əbˈdʒʊə) /
to renounce or retract, esp formally, solemnly, or under oath
to abstain from or reject
Origin of abjure
1Derived forms of abjure
- abjuration, noun
- abjurer, noun
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