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Webster 1913 Edition


Abjure

Ab-jure′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Abjured
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Abjuring
.]
[L.
abjurare
to deny upon oath;
ab
+
jurare
to swear, fr.
jus
,
juris
, right, law; cf. F.
abjurer
. See
Jury
.]
1.
To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow;
as, to
abjure
allegiance to a prince
. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever.
2.
To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate;
as, to
abjure
errors
.
“Magic I here abjure.”
Shak.
Syn. – See
Renounce
.

Ab-jure′

,
Verb.
I.
To renounce on oath.
Bp. Burnet.

Webster 1828 Edition


Abjure

ABJU'RE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. abjuro, to deny upon oath, from ab and juro, to swear.]
1.
To renounce upon oath; to abandon; as to abjure allegiance to a prince.
2.
To renounce or reject with solemnity; to reject; as to abjure errors; abjure reason.
3.
To recant or retract.
4.
To banish. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


abjure

abjure

See also: abjuré

English

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][2]
    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.

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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 0550142304), page 3
  2. 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 5

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

Portuguese

Verb

abjure

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

Spanish

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.