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- 1. urge or request (someone) solemnly or earnestly to do something: formal "I adjure you to tell me the truth"
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to ask or order someone to do something: The judge adjured him to answer truthfully. Synonyms. beseech old use or literary. entreat. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to beg for something or beg someone to do something. beg He begged her to stay, but she wouldn't listen. implore I implore you to change your mind.
The meaning of ADJURE is to command solemnly under or as if under oath or penalty of a curse. How to use adjure in a sentence. What is the difference between adjure, entreat, importune, and implore?
The verb adjure is a heavy-duty synonym of the word "ask," with more of a demanding tone. For example, you might have to adjure someone to tell the truth.
Definition of adjure verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to ask or order someone to do something: The judge adjured him to answer truthfully. Synonyms. beseech old use or literary. entreat. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to beg for something or beg someone to do something. beg He begged her to stay, but she wouldn't listen. implore I implore you to change your mind.
Adjure definition: to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty.. See examples of ADJURE used in a sentence.
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 solemnly. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms.
1. To command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath: "adjuring her in the name of God to declare the truth" (Increase Mather). 2. To appeal to or entreat earnestly. [Middle English adjuren, from Latin adiūrāre, to swear to : ad-, ad- + iūrāre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots .] ad·jur′er, ad·ju′ror n.
To earnestly and solemnly bind, charge, or command. Frequently, persons who are adjured are placed under oath or a threat of penalty. For example, juries are adjured to consider only the evidence presented at trial as they attempt to reach a verdict in an action. Webster's New World Law.
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