abjure

See also abjuré

English

Etymology

From Latin abiūrō (“deny upon oath”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + iūro (“swear or take an oath”), from iūs (“law, right, duty”).

Pronunciation

• (RP)
  • IPA: /əbˈdʒʊə/

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Shorthand

• Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified): a - b - j - u - r

(Version: Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - j - u

Verb

abjure (third-person singular simple present abjures, present participle abjuring, simple past and past participle abjured)

1. (ambitransitive) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.

   To abjure allegiance to a prince.

   To abjure the realm (to swear to abandon it forever).

2. (transitive) To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate.

   To abjure errors.

   • But this rough magic I here abjure. - Shakespeare, Tempest, V,i

Synonyms

• renounce

Translations

to renounce upon oath

Bulgarian: отричам се (под клетва) (bg) Dutch: afzweren, verzaken aan een eed Italian: abiurare (it) Portuguese: abjurar (pt)

Russian: клятвенно отрекаться (klatvenno otrekatsa), отрицать что-л. под присягой (otrizat pod prisyagoi) Swedish: avsvära (sv)

to renounce with solemnity

Bulgarian: отказвам се, отхвърлям (bg) Dutch: afzweren, herroepen, verzaken (aan) French: abjurer (fr) German: abschwören (+dative)

Italian: abiurare (it) Portuguese: abjurar (pt) Russian: торжественно отрекаться (от чего-л.) (torgestvenno otrekatsya)

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Interlingua: abjurar Novial: abjura

Spanish: abjurar Vietnamese: tuyên bố bỏ, nguyện bỏ, rút lui, thề bỏ

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French

Verb

abjure

1. first-person singular present indicative of abjurer
2. third-person singular present indicative of abjurer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of abjurer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of abjurer
5. second-person singular imperative of abjurer

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Portuguese

Verb

abjure

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb abjurar.
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of verb abjurar.
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb abjurar.
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb abjurar.

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Spanish

Verb

abjure (infinitive abjurar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of abjurar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of abjurar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of abjurar.