abjure

Definitions


[əbˈdʒɔː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)
(e.g: MPs were urged to abjure their Jacobite allegiance)


Phrases:
- abjure the realm

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin abjurare, from ab- ‘away’ + jurare ‘swear’




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