abjure : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: abjure	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for abjure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abjure v formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" Synonym(s): abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abjure \Abjure"\, 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.