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- Dictionaryad·jure/əˈjo͝or/
verb
- 1. urge or request (someone) solemnly or earnestly to do something: formal "I adjure you to tell me the truth"
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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?
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.
Synonyms for ADJURE: advise, warn, teach, counsel, admonish, tell, convince, inform; Antonyms of ADJURE: obey, mind, follow, keep, observe, comply (with)
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 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 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 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.
