Definitions for: Abjure


[v] formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"



Webster (1913) Definition: Ab*jure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abjured; p. pr. & vb.
n. Abjuring.] [L. abjurare to deny upon oath; ab + jurare
to swear, fr. jus, juris, right, law; cf. F. abjurer. See
Jury.]
1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to
abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to
swear to abandon it forever.

2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to
abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure
errors. ``Magic I here abjure.'' --Shak.

Syn: See Renounce.


Ab*jure", v. i.
To renounce on oath. --Bp. Burnet.

Synonyms: forswear, recant, resile, retract

See Also: renounce, repudiate

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