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Abjure
Pronunciation : Ab*jure"
Part of Speech : v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abjured; p. pr. & vb. n. Abjuring.]
Etymology : [L. abjurare to deny upon oath; ab + jurare to swear, fr. jus, juris, right, law; cf. F. abjurer. See Jury.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ab*jure"
Part of Speech : v. i.
Definition : Defn: To renounce on oath. Bp. Burnet.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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