abjure
See also: abjuré
English
Etymology
From Middle English abjuren, from Latin abiūrō (“deny upon oath”) (possibly via Middle French abjurer), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + iūro (“swear or take an oath”), from iūs (“law, right, duty”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
abjure (third-person singular simple present abjures, present participle abjuring, simple past and past participle abjured)
- (transitive) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]
- to abjure allegiance to a prince
- to abjure the realm
- 1786, William Beckford, Vathek; an Arabian Tale:
- adore then the terrestrial influences, and abjure Mahomet.
- (transitive, obsolete, historical) To cause one to renounce or recant. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]
- (transitive) To reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]
- to abjure errors
- 1610, Shakespeare, The Tempest, act 5 scene 1:
- But this rough magic I here abjure [...]
- (transitive) To abstain from; to avoid; to shun.
- 1902, Robert Marshall Grade, The Haunted Major:
- Except during the season in town, she spends her year in golfing, either at St Magnus or Pau, for, like all good Americans, she has long since abjured her native soil.
Synonyms
- (to renounce upon oath): disavow, forswear, renounce; See also Thesaurus:repudiate or Thesaurus:recant
- (to cause one to renounce or recant):
- (to reject with solemnity): disclaim, repudiate
- (to abstain from): avoid, shun; See also Thesaurus:avoid
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to renounce upon oath
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to renounce with solemnity
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References
- ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abjure”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Verb
abjure
- inflection of abjurer:
Portuguese
Verb
abjure
- inflection of abjurar:
Spanish
Pronunciation
Verb
abjure
- inflection of abjurar:
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