verb (used with object), ad·jured, ad·jur·ing.
1.
to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty.
2.
to entreat or request earnestly or solemnly.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to command, often by exacting an oath; charge |
| 2. | to appeal earnestly to |
| [C14: from Latin adjūrāre to swear to, from ad- to + jūrāre to swear, from jūs oath] | |
| adjuration | |
| —n | |
| ad'juratory | |
| —adj | |
| ad'jurer | |
| —n | |
| ad'juror | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
adjure
late 14c., from L. adjurare "confirm by oath," from ad- "to" + jurare "swear," from jus (gen. juris) "law" (see jurist).
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