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    abjure
    /əbˈdʒʊə/

    verb

    • 1. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim): formal "MPs were urged to abjure their Jacobite allegiance"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABJURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ABJURE definition: 1. to say formally or publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving: 2. to…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › abjureAbjure Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    abjure, renounce, forswear, recant, retract mean to withdraw one's word or professed belief. abjure implies a firm and final rejecting or abandoning often made under oath. renounce may carry the meaning of disclaim or disown. forswear may add an implication of perjury or betrayal.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › abjureABJURE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Abjure definition: to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant. See examples of ABJURE used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › abjureAbjure - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you abjure something, you swear it away and dissociate yourself with it. You might abjure the field of astrology after receiving a bad fortune, or you might abjure marriage after a bitter divorce.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABJURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ABJURE meaning: 1. to say formally or publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving: 2. to…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABJURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it. [ formal ] He abjured the Protestant faith and became King in 1594.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishabjure verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of abjure verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › abjureAbjure - definition of abjure by The Free Dictionary

    1. To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate: "For nearly 21 years after his resignation as Prime Minister in 1963, he abjured all titles, preferring to remain just plain 'Mr.'" (Time). 2. To renounce under oath; forswear.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › abjureabjure | meaning of abjure in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    abjure meaning, definition, what is abjure: to state publicly that you will give up ...: Learn more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › abjureAbjure Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Dictionary Meanings. Abjure Definition. ăb-jo͝or. abjured, abjures, abjuring. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. abjured, abjures, abjuring. To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate. American Heritage. To give up (rights, allegiance, etc.) under oath; renounce. Webster's New World.