Adjure
11adjure — See abjure. See abjure, adjure …
12adjure — ad|jure [əˈdʒuə US əˈdʒur] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: adjurare, from ad to + jurare to swear ] formal to order or try to persuade someone to do something adjure sb to do sth ▪ Gwen adjured him to be truthful …
13adjure — /əˈdʒuə / (say uh joohuh) verb (t) (adjured, adjuring) 1. to charge, bind, or command, earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a curse. 2. to entreat or request earnestly. {Middle English adjure(n), from Latin adjūrāre}… …
14adjure — transitive verb (adjured; adjuring) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin adjurare, from ad + jurare to swear more at jury Date: 14th century 1. to command solemnly under or as if under oath or penalty of a curse 2. to urge or advise earnestly …
15adjure — adjuratory /euh joor euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. adjurer, adjuror, n. /euh joor /, v.t., adjured, adjuring. 1. to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty. 2. to entreat or request earnestly or… …
16adjure — verb a) To issue a formal command, especially in a legal context. Someone adjured the editor to cease posting silly articles. b) To earnestly appeal or advise. Party members are adjured to promote awareness of this problem. See Also: adjuration,… …
17Adjure — To put a person on oath. [< Lat. adjuro = to swear] …
18adjure — Synonyms and related words: administer an oath, appeal, appeal to, beg, beseech, call for help, call on, call upon, clamor for, conjure, crave, cry for, cry on, cry to, entreat, impetrate, implore, imprecate, invoke, kneel to, obtest, plead,… …
19adjure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. charge, bind, command. See request. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. command, charge, entreat, order, require, obligate …
20adjure — ad·jure || É™ dÊ’ÊŠÉ™ v. beg, entreat, appeal; charge or command earnestly and solemnly …
