Abjure

Word ABJURE
Character 6
Hyphenation ab jure
Pronunciations /æbˈdʒʊɹ/

Definitions and meanings of "Abjure"

What do we mean by abjure?

To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate. transitive verb

To renounce under oath; forswear. transitive verb

To renounce upon oath; forswear; withdraw formally from: as, to abjure allegiance to a prince.

To renounce or repudiate; abandon; retract; especially, to renounce or retract with solemnity: as, to abjure one's errors or wrong practices.

To take an oath of abjuration.

To renounce on oath. intransitive verb

To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever. transitive verb

To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate. transitive verb

To abstain from; to avoid; to shun. verb

Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure verb

To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.

To cause one to renounce or recant.

To reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim.

To abstain from; to avoid; to shun.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Abjure

The word "abjure" in example sentences

These are the very people Orwell was describing, who 'abjure' violence and are not even aware that they are kept safe by 'rough men' ready to do violence on their behalf. ❋ Dr. Sanity (2009)

Indeed, as George Orwell observed, "Those who 'abjure' violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf." ❋ Dr. Sanity (2009)

And you'll impress your pals when you drop "abjure" or "loquacity" in conversation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This is Orwell's definition of a particular segement of society: "Those who" abjure "violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf." ❋ Unknown (2006)

"Those who 'abjure' violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf." ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

And in his 'Notes on Nationalism' (1945) he wrote: "Those who" abjure "violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf." ❋ Unknown (2003)

That, presumably, is why he must 'abjure' this 'rough magic' by breaking his magical staff and drowning his book. ❋ Bevington, David (2002)

Erard exclaimed that she must "abjure" or be burnt at once. ❋ Theodore Andrea Cook (1897)

There was some murmuring among the crowd during this long ceremony; for while Jeanne was alive the English soldiery dared attempt nothing fresh; and they only saw in her refusals to "abjure" an immediate reason for handing her over from the ecclesiastical justice to the secular, whose ways were swifter. ❋ Theodore Andrea Cook (1897)

'Pak has evidence about India's involvement in Balochistan' today said Government was willing to open talks with the Maoists provided they "abjure" violence which, he said, was the only hurdle to hold ❋ Unknown (2009)

Unwilling to abjure the use of force—Withdraw the troops? ❋ Daniel Treisman (2011)

Instead of national interests, foreign leaders were to prioritize the “interests of humanity”; all states, he said, should abjure the threat or use of force and adopt “universal human values.” ❋ Daniel Treisman (2011)

Time and again the people are advised to abjure these bit players who are anyway inexorably under the sway of the Infinite God and dedicate themselves to the more challenging task of connecting to the one true universal power. ❋ Rabbi Adam Jacobs (2011)

He was offering a kind of grand bargain: the United States would abjure its historic isolationism and agree to play an engaged international role — but only if the rules of the international system were altered in accordance with American goals, putting the world on a pathway to more international cooperation and better international behavior. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In other words, the MB is unlikely to dominate Egyptian politics moving forward, but even if it does play a major role, that role is likely to be more democratic and constructive than many who abjure religious political groups fear. ❋ Monica Duffy Toft (2011)

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