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abjure (ab JOOR) (verb), abjures; abjured; abjuring
1. Pacifism abjures (rejects) the use of deadly force.
2. Some of the prisoners abjured (repudiated or rejected as true) their heresies and lived.
2. Some of the prisoners abjured (repudiated or rejected as true) their heresies and lived.
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“abjures”
abjure (ab JOOR) (verb), abjures; abjured; abjuring
1. To renounce, reject, or give up rights or allegiance on oath: "Kevin said he would abjure his citizenship if his country continued with its policies of war instead of negotiating peaceful solutions to international problems."
2. To repudiate, renounce or recant publicly; to disclaim: "Douglas abjured his life of bad eating and drinking habits when he determined to abjure eating so much fried foods."
2. To repudiate, renounce or recant publicly; to disclaim: "Douglas abjured his life of bad eating and drinking habits when he determined to abjure eating so much fried foods."
"After abjuring the gossip that had been spread in an article in the local newspaper, the foolish neighbor felt better."
3. To give up (rights, allegiance, etc.) on oath; to renounce; to give up (opinions) publicly; to recant: "The school principal will be sure that the student abjures her false story before returning to school.""Because Samuel had been away from his church for a long time, as a poet he abjured his past religious criticisms and was welcomed back among his friends."