abjure
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verb (used with object), ab·jured, ab·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.
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| —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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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
They cannot afford to abjure militancy.
They promised to abjure their sins and recommitted them.
Academic freedom to pursue the truth entails the obligation to abjure untruth.
To reach that listener she has to give up one of the jazz musician's primary rights, which is to abjure her past.
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