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- Dictionaryab·jure/abˈjo͝or/
verb
- 1. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim): formal "his refusal to abjure the Catholic faith"
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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.
abjure, renounce, forswear, recant, retract mean to withdraw one's word or professed belief. abjure implies a firm and final rejecting or abandoning often made under oath. renounce may carry the meaning of disclaim or disown. forswear may add an implication of perjury or betrayal.
Abjure means to swear off, and it applies to something you once believed. You can abjure a religious faith, you can abjure your love of another person, and you can abjure the practice of using excessive force in interrogation.
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.
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.
Definition of abjure verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] To abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm (to swear to abandon it forever). Wiktionary. More Verb Definitions (2) Synonyms: resile. forswear. retract. recant. spurn. revoke. reject. repudiate. give up. eschew.
abjure meaning, definition, what is abjure: to state publicly that you will give up ...: Learn more.
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.
