单词 | abjure |
释义 | ab·jure (ăb-jr) tr.v. ab·jured, ab·jur·ing, ab·jures 1. To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate: "For nearly 21 years after his resignation as Prime Minister in 1963, he abjured all titles, preferring to remain just plain 'Mr.'" (Time). 2. To renounce under oath; forswear. [Middle English abjuren, from Old French abjurer, from Latin abiūrāre : ab-, away; see AB-1 + iūrāre, to swear; see yewes- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ab′ju·ration n. ab·jurer n. |
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