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- Dictionaryabjure/əbˈdʒʊə/
verb
- 1. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim): formal "MPs were urged to abjure their Jacobite allegiance"
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ABJURE definition: 1. to say formally or publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving: 2. to…. Learn more.
The meaning of ABJURE is to renounce upon oath. How to use abjure in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Abjure.
When you abjure something, you swear it away and dissociate yourself with it. You might abjure the field of astrology after receiving a bad fortune, or you might abjure marriage after a bitter divorce.
Abjure definition: to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant. See examples of ABJURE used in a sentence.
ABJURE meaning: 1. to say formally or publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving: 2. to…. Learn more.
If you abjure something such as a belief or way of life, you state publicly that you will give it up or that you reject it. [ formal ] He abjured the Protestant faith and became King in 1594.
Definition of abjure verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dictionary Meanings. Abjure Definition. ăb-jo͝or. abjured, abjures, abjuring. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. abjured, abjures, abjuring. To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate. American Heritage. To give up (rights, allegiance, etc.) under oath; renounce. Webster's New World.
1. To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate: "For nearly 21 years after his resignation as Prime Minister in 1963, he abjured all titles, preferring to remain just plain 'Mr.'" (Time). 2. To renounce under oath; forswear.
abjure meaning, definition, what is abjure: to state publicly that you will give up ...: Learn more.
