verb
abjure
Abjure (verb) means to firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.
verb
1
To firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.
2
To formally give up a belief or opinion by swearing an oath.
"to abjure allegiance to a prince"
3
To make someone take back a belief or opinion.
4
(especially in 'abjure the realm') To swear a formal oath to leave a place and never return.
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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 infinitive of abiūrō (“to deny on oath, recant, renounce, repudiate, abjure”), from ab- (prefix meaning ‘away from, from’) + iūro (“to take an oath, swear, vow”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- (“(adjective) right; straight; upright; (noun) justice; law; right”).
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What is the meaning of abjure?
"abjure" (verb) means to firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.
What is another word for abjure?
Other words for "abjure" include retract, resile, recant, forswear.
What is the opposite of abjure?
Opposites of "abjure" include claim, retain, profess, cherish, assert.
What are the different meanings of abjure?
"abjure" has 3 main meanings: 1. To firmly reject or give up someone or something for good; 2. To formally give up a belief or opinion by swearing an oath; 3. To make someone take back a belief or opinion.
