ABJURE

abjure

Verb

  1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.
    To abjure allegiance to a prince.
    To abjure the realm (to swear to abandon it forever).
  2. To cause one to renounce or recant. <ref name=SOED/>
  3. To reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim. <ref name=SOED/>
    To abjure errors.
  4. To abstain from; to avoid; to shun.


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