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verb (used with object), -jured, -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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Adjure
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So is abjure. Does it mean:
| to tear down; demolish or level to the ground; to shave or scrape off |
| renounce, reject, or shun |
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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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