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abjure
What does abjure mean?
abjure (verb): to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use abjure in a sentence?
- She abjured her beliefs. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does abjure come from?
From Late Middle English abjuren (“to give up (something); to recant or renounce (something) under oath”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of abjure?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “abjure” mean?
to move sideways (especially along a seat for multiple people), usually to make room for someone else (to sit, stand, etc.)
Not quite: that's what scoot means.
to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate
Right! That's what “abjure” means.
to repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience
Not quite: that's what recite means.
to do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
Not quite: that's what retaliate means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “abjure”?
shuffle
Not quite: shuffle means something else.
concede
Not quite: concede means something else.
abolish
Not quite: abolish means something else.
retract
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