abjure

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /æbˈdʒʊr/ UK /əbˈdʒʊə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to solemnly renounce or reject a belief or claim

He was forced to abjure his former allegiances.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to solemnly renounce or... renounce forswear repudiate disavow recant reject disclaim retract

Opposites

embrace affirm espouse avow uphold profess

Word family

Derived forms abjurationabjurerabjuratory

Related forms jury perjure conjure

Etymology

From Latin abiūrāre ('to deny on oath'), from ab- ('away') + iūrāre ('to swear'), from iūs, iūr- ('law, oath').

abiūrāre Latin iūrāre Latin *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European

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# abjure

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /æbˈdʒʊr/
**IPA (UK):** /əbˈdʒʊə/

## Meanings
1. to solemnly renounce or reject a belief or claim

## Examples
- He was forced to abjure his former allegiances.

## Synonyms
- renounce
- forswear
- repudiate
- disavow
- recant
- reject
- disclaim
- retract

## Antonyms
- embrace
- affirm
- espouse
- avow
- uphold
- profess

## Derived Forms
- abjuration
- abjurer
- abjuratory

## Related Forms
- jury
- perjure
- conjure

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: abiūrāre
- Root: iūrāre
- Root: *h₂yew-

## Etymology
From Latin abiūrāre ('to deny on oath'), from ab- ('away') + iūrāre ('to swear'), from iūs, iūr- ('law, oath').

## AI Etymology
Abjure comes from Latin abiūrāre ('to deny on oath'), from ab- ('away') + iūrāre ('to swear'), from iūs, iūr- ('law, oath'). The historical trail runs through Latin abiūrāre, Latin iūrāre and Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to solemnly renounce or reject a belief or claim. Derived formations include abjuration, abjurer, abjuratory; related forms include jury, perjure, conjure.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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