ABJURES

Verb

abjures

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abjure

Anagrams

• Juarbes

Source: Wiktionary


ABJURE

Ab*jure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abjured; p. pr. & vb. n. Abjuring.] Etym: [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.

Ab*jure", v. i.

Definition: To renounce on oath. Bp. Burnet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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