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誓绝 — meaning in English

shì jué

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English meaning

  • abjure verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
  • renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.

Senses

誓绝 is used for these senses in English:

  • abjure (historical) To renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to withdraw. [from 15th c.]
  • renounce (transitive) To give up, resign, surrender.

abjure — full definition

  1. verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
  2. verb To renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to withdraw.
  3. verb To cause (someone) to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion).
  4. verb Especially in abjure the realm: to swear an oath to leave (a place) forever.

renounce — full definition

  1. verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
  2. verb To publicly reject or disown a belief, habit, or association.
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