abjure

4 synonyms and 5 antonyms for abjure, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Verb — To firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.

Synonyms

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retract resile recant forswear

Synonyms by Meaning

1. verb

To firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.

retract resile recant forswear

Opposites

claim retain profess cherish

2. verb

To formally give up a belief or opinion by swearing an oath.

“to abjure allegiance to a prince”

Opposites

profess assert

Etymology

From Late Middle English abjuren (“to give up (something); to recant or renounce (something) under oath”), from Anglo-Norman abjurer, Middle French abiurer, abjurer, and Old French abjurer (“to reject or renounce (something) on oath”) (modern French abjurer), and from their etymon Latin abiūrāre, the present active inf...

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