abjure — abjure, renounce, forswear, recant, retract are synonymous when they mean to abandon irrevocably and, usually, with solemnity or publicity. Except in the extended senses of abjure, renounce, and forswear they all imply the recall of one’s word.… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Abjure — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abjure — abjure, adjure Abjure means ‘to renounce on oath’ • (He had abjured, he thought, all superstitions Iris Murdoch, 1985) and to abjure one s country (or realm) is to swear to abandon it for ever. It is also used in the weakened sense ‘to renounce’… … Modern English usage
abjuré — abjuré, ée (ab ju ré, ée) part. passé. Le calvinisme abjuré par Henri IV. De vieilles haines, depuis longtemps abjurées … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Abjure — Ab*jure , v. i. To renounce on oath. Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abjure — (v.) early 15c., from M.Fr. abjurer or directly from L. abjurare deny on oath, from ab away (see AB (Cf. ab )) + jurare to swear, related to jus (gen. juris) law (see JURIST (Cf. jurist)). Related … Etymology dictionary
abjure — [v] give up abstain from, forswear, recant, renege, renounce, retract, take back, withdraw; concepts 30,54,195 … New thesaurus
abjuré — Abjuré, [abjur]ée. part. Il a les significations de son verbe … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
abjure — ► VERB formal ▪ swear to give up (a belief or claim). DERIVATIVES abjuration noun. ORIGIN Latin abjurare, from jurare swear … English terms dictionary
abjure — [ab joor′, əbjoor′] vt. abjured, abjuring [ME abjuren < L abjurare < ab , from, away + jurare, to swear: see JURY1] 1. to give up (rights, allegiance, etc.) under oath; renounce 2. to give up (opinions) publicly; recant abjuration [ab΄jə… … English World dictionary
