Thesaurus: abjure

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1. v. t. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever.
2. v. t. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors.
3. v. i. To renounce on oath.
4. v. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
5. 1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever. 2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors. "Magic I here abjure." Shak. Syn. -- See Renounce. To renounce on oath. Bp. Burnet.
6. To renounce on oath. Bp. Burnet.
7. v:100 v. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure