adjure
5 synonyms for adjure, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To strongly order someone to do something, often by calling on a god or threatening punishment if they refuse.
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Etymology
From Late Middle English adjuren (“to bind (oneself or someone) by oath to do something; to entreat or implore (someone); to question (someone) under oath”), from Anglo-Norman adjurer, Middle French adjurer, and Old French ajurer (“to bind (oneself or someone) under oath; to entreat or implore (someone)”) (modern Frenc...
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