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abjure

(æbdʒʊəʳ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense abjures, present participle abjuring, past tense, past participle abjured

verb

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]

He abjured the Protestant faith and became King in 1594. [VERB noun]

...a formal statement abjuring military action. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: give up, deny, kick [informal], reject More Synonyms of abjure

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abjure in British English

(əbˈdʒʊə)

verb (transitive)

to renounce or retract, esp formally, solemnly, or under oath

to abstain from or reject

Derived forms

abjuration (ˌabjuˈration)

noun

abjurer (abˈjurer)

noun

Word origin

C15: from Old French abjurer or Latin abjurāre to deny on oath

abjure in American English

(æbˈdʒʊr; əbˈdʒʊr)

verb transitiveWord forms: abˈjured or abˈjuring

to give up (rights, allegiance, etc.) under oath; renounce

to give up (opinions) publicly; recant

Derived forms

abjuration (ˌabjuˈration) (ˌæbdʒəˈreɪʃən)

noun

abjuratory (abˈjuraˌtory) (æbˈdʒʊrəˌtɔri)

adjective

abjurer (abˈjurer)

noun

Word origin

ME abjuren < L abjurare < ab-, from, away + jurare, to swear: see jury1

Examples of 'abjure' in a sentence
abjure

If given the chance, she would have rejoined the Order, but for those who abjure their vows, there is never a second chance.I abjure them, I abhor them, I turn my back upon them forever and utterly.

1 (verb) in the sense of give up

He abjured the Protestant faith in 1594.

Synonyms

give up

deny

I denied my legal guardians because I wanted to be independent.

kick (informal)

I'm trying to kick the habit.

reject

Paloma has rejected the values of her rich parents.

abandon

They were persuaded to abandon their lawsuit.

relinquish

He does not intend to relinquish power.

renounce

She renounced her old ways.

throw off

forsake

She forsook her notebook for new technology.

retract

He hurriedly sought to retract the statement.

disown

Those comments were later disowned.

renege on

disavow

He immediately disavowed the newspaper story.

recant

a man who refused after torture to recant his heresy

disclaim

the legislation which enabled him to disclaim his title

forswear

He forswore the use of trade sanctions.

wash your hands of

abnegate

2 (verb) in the sense of refrain from

countries whose officials abjure bribery

Synonyms

refrain from

avoid

He managed to avoid giving them an idea of what he was up to.

eschew

He eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs.

abstain from

You would be well advised to abstain from coffee and tea.

abnegate

The government could not abnegate responsibility for the defects.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abandon

They were persuaded to abandon their lawsuit.

Synonyms

give up,

resign from,

yield,

surrender,

relinquish,

renounce,

waive,

cede,

forgo,

abdicate

in the sense of abnegate

The government could not abnegate responsibility for the defects.

Synonyms

give up,

refuse,

deny,

kick (informal),

decline,

reject,

abandon,

yield,

concede,

sacrifice,

surrender,

relinquish,

renounce,

refrain from,

eschew,

disallow,

forsake,

forgo,

abdicate,

abstain from,

forbear,

abjure

in the sense of abstain from

You would be well advised to abstain from coffee and tea.

Synonyms

refrain from,

avoid,

decline,

give up,

stop,

refuse,

cease,

do without,

shun,

renounce,

eschew,

leave off,

keep from,

forgo,

withhold from,

forbear,

desist from,

deny yourself,

kick (informal)

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单词	abjure
释义	Trends of abjure View usage for: abjure (æbdʒʊəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense abjures, present participle abjuring, past tense, past participle abjured verb 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] He abjured the Protestant faith and became King in 1594. [VERB noun] ...a formal statement abjuring military action. [VERB noun] Synonyms: give up, deny, kick [informal], reject More Synonyms of abjure More Synonyms of abjure abjure in British English (əbˈdʒʊə) verb (transitive) 1. to renounce or retract, esp formally, solemnly, or under oath 2. to abstain from or reject Derived forms abjuration (ˌabjuˈration) noun abjurer (abˈjurer) noun Word origin C15: from Old French abjurer or Latin abjurāre to deny on oath abjure in American English (æbˈdʒʊr; əbˈdʒʊr) verb transitiveWord forms: abˈjured or abˈjuring 1. to give up (rights, allegiance, etc.) under oath; renounce 2. to give up (opinions) publicly; recant Derived forms abjuration (ˌabjuˈration) (ˌæbdʒəˈreɪʃən) noun abjuratory (abˈjuraˌtory) (æbˈdʒʊrəˌtɔri) adjective abjurer (abˈjurer) noun Word origin ME abjuren < L abjurare < ab-, from, away + jurare, to swear: see jury1 Examples of 'abjure' in a sentence abjure If given the chance, she would have rejoined the Order, but for those who abjure their vows, there is never a second chance. Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD I abjure them, I abhor them, I turn my back upon them forever and utterly. Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR 1 (verb) in the sense of give up He abjured the Protestant faith in 1594. Synonyms give up deny I denied my legal guardians because I wanted to be independent. kick (informal) I'm trying to kick the habit. reject Paloma has rejected the values of her rich parents. abandon They were persuaded to abandon their lawsuit. relinquish He does not intend to relinquish power. renounce She renounced her old ways. throw off forsake She forsook her notebook for new technology. retract He hurriedly sought to retract the statement. disown Those comments were later disowned. renege on disavow He immediately disavowed the newspaper story. recant a man who refused after torture to recant his heresy disclaim the legislation which enabled him to disclaim his title forswear He forswore the use of trade sanctions. wash your hands of abnegate 2 (verb) in the sense of refrain from countries whose officials abjure bribery Synonyms refrain from avoid He managed to avoid giving them an idea of what he was up to. eschew He eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs. abstain from You would be well advised to abstain from coffee and tea. abnegate The government could not abnegate responsibility for the defects. Additional synonyms in the sense of abandon They were persuaded to abandon their lawsuit. Synonyms give up, resign from, yield, surrender, relinquish, renounce, waive, cede, forgo, abdicate in the sense of abnegate The government could not abnegate responsibility for the defects. Synonyms give up, refuse, deny, kick (informal), decline, reject, abandon, yield, concede, sacrifice, surrender, relinquish, renounce, refrain from, eschew, disallow, forsake, forgo, abdicate, abstain from, forbear, abjure in the sense of abstain from You would be well advised to abstain from coffee and tea. Synonyms refrain from, avoid, decline, give up, stop, refuse, cease, do without, shun, renounce, eschew, leave off, keep from, forgo, withhold from, forbear, desist from, deny yourself, kick (informal) Nearby words of abjure abject abjectness abjuration abjure ablaze able able-bodied Synonyms of 'abjure' abjure Explore 'abjure' in the dictionary
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