abjure

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /æbˈdʒʊɹ/

Verb

abjure (abjures, present participle abjuring; past and past participle abjured)

1. (transitive) to renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
   • 1786, William Beckford, Vathek; an Arabian Tale:

     adore then the terrestrial influences, and abjure Mahomet.

   To abjure allegiance to a prince.
   To abjure the realm (to swear to abandon it forever).
2. (transitive, obsolete, historical) to cause one to renounce or recant. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
3. (transitive) to reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

   To abjure errors.

4. (transitive) to abstain from; to avoid; to shun.

Synonyms

• (to renounce upon oath) disavow, forswear, renounce; See also Thesaurus:repudiate or Thesaurus:recant
• (to cause one to renounce or recant)
• (to reject with solemnity) disclaim, repudiate
• (to abstain from) avoid, shun; See also Thesaurus:avoid

Translations

• Italian: abiurare
• Portuguese: abjurar
• Russian: отрека́ться
• Spanish: abjurar

Translations

• French: abjurer
• German: (with dative) abschwören
• Italian: abiurare
• Portuguese: abjurar
• Russian: отка́зываться
• Spanish: abjurar

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