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ab·jure

[ab-joor, -jur]
verb (used with object), -jured, -jur·ing.
1.
to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors.
2.
to renounce or give up under oath; forswear: to abjure allegiance.
3.
to avoid or shun.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin abjūrāre to deny on oath, equivalent to ab- ab- + jūrāre to swear; see jury1

ab·jur·a·to·ry, adjective
ab·jur·er, noun
non·ab·jur·a·to·ry, adjective
un·ab·jur·a·to·ry, adjective
un·ab·jured, adjective

abjure, adjure.
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abjure (əbˈdʒʊə)
 
vb
1.  to renounce or retract, esp formally, solemnly, or under oath
2.  to abstain from or reject
 
[C15: from Old French abjurer or Latin abjurāre to deny on oath]
 
abju'ration
 
n
 
ab'jurer
 
n

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abjure
early 15c., from M.Fr. abjurer, from L. abjurare "deny on oath," from ab- "away" + jurare "to swear," related to jus (gen. juris) "law" (see jurist).
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