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ab·jure
 abjure
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- pronunciation:
 b
jur
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
abjures, abjuring, abjured |
| definition: |
to repudiate or renounce solemnly, as under oath; forswear.
She was forced to abjure her Catholic beliefs and accept Protestantism.- synonyms:
- disavow, forswear, recant, renounce, repudiate, retract
- antonyms:
- elect
- similar words:
- abandon, abrogate, avoid, disclaim, disown, eschew, forgo, forsake, reject, relinquish, revoke, shun, withdraw
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| related words: |
disavow |
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| derivations: |
abjuratory (adj.), abjurer (n.) |
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