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Definition of abjure verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

abjure

verb

NAmE//æbˈdʒʊr//

, NAmE//əbˈdʒʊr//

abjure something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they abjure

he / she / it abjures

past simple abjured

-ing form abjuring

to promise publicly that you will give up or reject a belief or a way of behaving synonym renounce

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