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Abjure definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ABJU'RE, v.t. [L. abjuro, to deny upon oath, from ab and juro, to swear.]
1. To renounce upon oath; to abandon; as to abjure allegiance to a prince.
2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to reject; as to abjure errors; abjure reason.
3. To recant or retract.
4. To banish. [Not used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile]

Merriam Webster's

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 solemnly 2. to abstain from ; avoid <abjure extravagance> • abjurer noun Synonyms: abjure, renounce, forswear, recant, retract mean to withdraw one's word or professed belief. abjure implies a firm and final rejecting or abandoning often made under oath <abjured the errors of his former faith>. renounce often equals abjure but may carry the meaning of disclaim or disown <renounced abstract art and turned to portrait painting>. forswear may add to abjure an implication of perjury or betrayal <I cannot forswear my principles>. recant stresses the withdrawing or denying of something professed or taught <if they recant they will be spared>. retract applies to the withdrawing of a promise, an offer, or an accusation <the newspaper had to retract its allegations against the mayor>.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 renounce on oath (an opinion, cause, claim, etc.). 2 swear perpetual absence from (one's country etc.). Derivatives: abjuration n. Etymology: L abjurare (as AB-, jurare swear)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Abjure Ab*jure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abjured; p. pr. & vb. n. Abjuring.] [L. abjurare to deny upon oath; ab + jurare to swear, fr. jus, juris, right, law; cf. F. abjurer. See Jury.] 1. 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. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors. ``Magic I here abjure.'' --Shak. Syn: See Renounce.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Abjure Ab*jure", v. i. To renounce on oath. --Bp. Burnet.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(abjures, abjuring, abjured) 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) ...a formal statement abjuring military action. VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Renounce (upon oath), relinquish, forego, reject, forswear, abandon, give up, cast off, discard, repudiate, disown. 2. Retract, revoke, recant, recall, withdraw, disavow, disclaim, take back.

Moby Thesaurus

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