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ADJURE
adjure
(verb) command solemnly
bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure
(verb) ask for or request earnestly; “The prophet bid all people to become good persons”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
adjure (third-person singular simple present adjures, present participle adjuring, simple past and past participle adjured)
(transitive, often, legal) To issue a formal command.
(transitive) To earnestly appeal to or advise; to charge solemnly.
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*jure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjured; p. pr. & vb. n. Adjuring]. Etym: [L. adjurare, adjurdium, to swear to; later, to adjure: cf. F. adjurer. See Jury.]
Definition: To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly. Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho. Josh. vi. 26. The high priest . . . said . . . I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ. Matt. xxvi. 63. The commissioners adjured them not to let pass so favorable an opportunity of securing their liberties. Marshall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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