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to abjure

to abjure

3 9.9
To give up a belief or support publicly under pressure
  • verb
  • /æbˈdʒʊr/
  • Formal
translation icon : abjurar
  • Early, early, from the beginning, I abjured the ordinary world.
  • abjure traditional
  • abjure foreign

And I don't certainly I'm not I I abjure the whole thing myself, but they are the it's hypocritical anyway.

Examples

  • After much contemplation, she chose to abjure her commitment to the organization due to its unethical practices.

  • Either to die the death or to abjure for ever the society of men.

    Return with Honor (1999)

  • The only solution to this problem is to abjure entirely knowledge in the conventional sense.

    Blog text (20)

  • Now you can come to know God perhaps, but only by abjuring all your knowledge.

  • The speaker here abjures love, making a divorce between the tongue and the heart.

    Academic text (1998)

  • If she were living, he would take her in his arms and abjure the religion that denied him the holiest joys on earth.

    Academic text (2014)

  • In 1633, Galileo was tried by the Inquisition in Rome and forced to abjure his belief in the sun-centered Copernican system.

    Academic text (1995)

  • An American was someone who abjured foreign loyalties and volitionally subscribed to the basic tenets of republican self-government.

    Academic text (1992)

  • He decided to abjure his former beliefs and embrace a new philosophy of life.

  • The politician vowed to abjure corruption and uphold integrity during his term in office.

Synonyms

to withdraw
vsto abjure
103 3.7

To take back something you said before, especially in public

implies formal refusal under oath or pressure rather than mere retraction
to renounce
vsto abjure
  • Formal
69 6.3

To give up a right, belief, job, or position officially

focuses on abandoning under pressure or on oath rather than general quitting
to recant
vsto abjure
  • Formal
44 8.6

Say publicly that you no longer believe something you said before

is broader, covering formal rejection even without public withdrawal
to retract
vsto abjure
  • Formal
41 6.0

To take back a statement or opinion in public

is especially tied to renouncing beliefs under oath or pressure
to repudiate
vsto abjure
  • Formal
33 8.2

To refuse to accept or be linked to something

focuses more on denying under oath or pressure than broad rejection
to disavow
vsto abjure
  • Formal
33 7.7

To say you are not responsible for or connected to something

is about formally renouncing beliefs, often under oath or pressure, not only denial
to forswear
vsto abjure
  • Formal
2 9.6

To promise to give up a belief, habit, or practice

is usually made under pressure or as an oath not casual promise
to foreswear
vsto abjure
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To publicly promise to give up a belief, habit, or claim

is done under pressure or on oath rather than by free choice
to abnegate
vsto abjure
  • Formal
9.9

To officially give up power, rights, or a position

is used for renouncing beliefs under pressure or on oath, not mainly about power

Antonyms

to accept
∞ 1.3

To believe or agree that something is true

to affirm
108 4.1

To state clearly that something is true or show support for it

How Strong

to abjure
  • Formal
3 9.9
to renounce
  • Formal
69 6.3
to recant
  • Formal
44 8.6
to reject
839 1.9
to deny
∞ 2.0

Surface Forms

abjure infinitive
abjured past
abjured past participle
abjuring present participle
abjures third person singular

Etymology

The word abjure comes from Latin parts ab- meaning 'away' and jurare meaning 'to swear'. Think of it as 'to swear away' a belief — the same root is in jury — so to abjure something is to formally give it up, often under pressure or on oath.