abjure

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Shorthand 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 2 French 2.1 Verb 3 Spanish 3.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP)
  • IPA: /əbˈdʒʊə/
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[edit] Shorthand

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

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

[edit] Verb

to 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

[edit] Synonyms

• renounce

[edit] Translations

• Interlingua: abjurar
• Novial: abjura
• Spanish: abjurar
• Vietnamese: tuyên bố bỏ, nguyện bỏ, rút lui, thề bỏ

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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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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.