abjure

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See also: abjuré

English

Etymology

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(deprecated template usage) From Middle English abjuren, from Latin abiūrō (“deny upon oath”) (possibly via Middle French abjurer), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + iūro (“swear or take an oath”), from iūs (“law, right, duty”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)

Verb

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  1. (transitive) to renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]
    • 1786, William Beckford, Vathek; an Arabian Tale:
      adore then the terrestrial influences, and abjure Mahomet.
    To abjure allegiance to a prince.
    To abjure the realm (to swear to abandon it forever).
  2. (transitive, obsolete, historical) to cause one to renounce or recant. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]
  3. (transitive) to reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]
    To abjure errors.
  4. (transitive) to abstain from; to avoid; to shun.

Synonyms

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

  1. ^ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 3
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abjure”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.

Anagrams

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. third-person singular present subjunctive of abjurer
  5. second-person singular imperative of abjurer

Portuguese

Verb

abjure

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abˈxuɾe/ [aβ̞ˈxu.ɾe]

Verb

abjure

  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.
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