Abjure - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əbˈdʒʊr|  American pronunciation of the word abjure
Brit.  |əbˈdʒʊə|  British pronunciation of the word abjure

verb

- formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (syn: forswear, recant, retract)
She abjured her beliefs

Extra examples

...abjured some long-held beliefs when she converted to another religion...

...a strict religious sect that abjures the luxuries, comforts, and conveniences of the modern world...

He abjured the Protestant faith.

I must die rather than abjure a single article of my creed.

She abjured her beliefs

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: abjure
he/she/it: abjures
present participle: abjuring
past tense: abjured
past participle: abjured
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