abjure

Verb

Meaning

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.

To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors.

To renounce on oath.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

forswear shun avoid renounce retract recant repudiate disclaim resile disavow decline drop surrender withdraw reject
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Antonyms

support allow continue accept desire defend
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Hypernyms

renounce repudiate disown

Derivatives

abjured abjuring

Anagrams

Juarbe

Examples

He retracted his earlier statements about his religion Source: Internet

She abjured her beliefs Source: Internet

In the Diocese of London there are records of about 310 Lollards being prosecuted or forced to abjure between 1510 and 1532. Source: Internet

He was required to "abjure, curse and detest" those opinions. Source: Internet

Nonetheless, in 1648, Parliament determined that it was not to abjure the King's person; that is, depose him from the throne. Source: Internet

The decision to abjure my allegiance to Queen Elizabeth might have been a difficult one, but the Queen's ministers made it easy for me." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

abjuration of abjuration of the realm abjuratory abjure the realm abjured abjurement