English Dictionary: abjure | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Abjure \Ab*jure"\, v. 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. [bd]Magic I here abjure.[b8] --Shak. Syn: See {Renounce}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Abjure \Ab*jure"\, v. i. To renounce on oath. --Bp. Burnet. |