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   adjure

   /əˈdʒʊə/

   verb

   • 1. urge or request (someone) solemnly or earnestly to do something: formal "I adjure you to tell me the truth"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘put a person on oath’): from Latin adjurare, from ad- ‘to’ + jurare ‘swear’ (from jus, jur- ‘oath’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. adjuration noun
   • 2. adjuratory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • A

     1

   • D

     2

   • J

     8

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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