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abjure
[ ab-joor, -jur ]
verb (used with object)
- to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant:
to abjure one's errors.
- to renounce or give up under oath; forswear:
to abjure allegiance.
- to avoid or shun.
abjure
/ əˈʊə /
verb
- to renounce or retract, esp formally, solemnly, or under oath
- to abstain from or reject
Derived Forms
- ˌˈپDz, noun
- ˈܰ, noun
Other 51Թs From
- ·ܰa·ٴr adjective
- ·ܰİ noun
- non·ܰa·ٴr adjective
- un·ܰa·ٴr adjective
- ܲa·ܰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of abjure1
Example Sentences
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman did not immediately say whether he would retry McGhee for the murders, nor whether he would again seek the death penalty, which his predecessor abjured.
With great subversiveness, Portis consistently abjured America’s postwar fetishes for progress, social mobility and affluence.
If there was an abiding theme across X’s work and life, it was the attempt to subvert a fixed self, choosing to cycle through artistic personas and abjure her personal history.
Tunisia's army has historically abjured a political role and Saied has not yet tested the security forces by trying to mobilise them for a major crackdown on dissent.
As in his Tony-winning revival of “The Color Purple,” he abjures almost all specific signs of setting.
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