1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Abjure

Definition of Abjure in English :

Define Abjure in English

Abjure meaning in English

Meaning of Abjure in English

Pronunciation of Abjure in English

Abjure pronunciation in English

Pronounce Abjure in English

Abjure

see synonyms of abjure

Verb

1. abjure, forswear, recant, resile, retract

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

Example Sentences:
'He retracted his earlier statements about his religion'
'She abjured her beliefs'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Abjure

see synonyms of abjure
verb (transitive)
1. 
to renounce or retract, esp formally, solemnly, or under oath
2. 
to abstain from or reject

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Abjure

see synonyms of abjure
verb transitiveWord forms: abˈjured or abˈjuring
1. 
to give up (rights, allegiance, etc.) under oath; renounce
2. 
to give up (opinions) publicly; recant

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Abjure

see synonyms of abjure
tr.v. ab·jured, ab·jur·ing, ab·jures
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

chutzpah

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches