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- Dictionaryabjure/əbˈdʒʊə/
verb
- 1. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim): formal "MPs were urged to abjure their Jacobite allegiance"
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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 definition: to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant. See examples of ABJURE used in a sentence.
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.
ABJURE meaning: 1. to say formally or publicly that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving: 2. to…. Learn more.
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.
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.
Definition of abjure verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
abjure meaning, definition, what is abjure: to state publicly that you will give up ...: Learn more.
recant: to abjure one's errors. to renounce or give up under oath; forswear: to abjure allegiance. to avoid or shun.
