Abjure

See also abjuré

English

Etymology

From Latin abiūrō (“‘deny upon oath’”), formed from ab (“‘from, away from’”) + iūro (“‘swear or take an oath’”), from iūs (“‘law, right, duty’”).

Pronunciation

• (RP)
  • IPA: /əbˈdʒʊə/

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Shorthand

• Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified): a - b - j - u - r

(Version: Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - j - u

Verb

Infinitive to Abjure

Third person singular abjur

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle ing

to Abjure (third-person singular simple present abjur, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

1. Template:Ambitransitive 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. (transitive) To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate.

   To abjure errors.

   • But this rough magic I here abjure. - Shakespeare, Tempest, V,i

Synonyms

• renounce

Translations

to renounce upon oath

Bulgarian: отричам се (под клетва) bg(bg) Dutch: afzweren, verzaken aan een eed Italian: abiurare it(it) Portuguese: abjurar pt(pt)

Russian: клятвенно отрекаться (klatvenno otrekatsa), отрицать что-л. под присягой (otrizat pod prisyagoi) Swedish: avsvära

to renounce with solemnity

Bulgarian: отказвам се, отхвърлям bg(bg) Dutch: afzweren, herroepen, verzaken (aan) French: abjurer fr(fr) German: abschwören (+dative)

Italian: abiurare it(it) Portuguese: abjurar pt(pt) Russian: торжественно отрекаться (от чего-л.) (torgestvenno otrekatsya)

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• Interlingua: abjurar
• Novial: abjura
• Spanish: abjurar
• Vietnamese: tuyên bố bỏ, nguyện bỏ, rút lui, thề bỏ

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French

Verb

Abjure

1. first-person singular present indicative of abjurer.
2. third-person singular present indicative of abjurer.
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of abjurer.
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of abjurer.
5. second-person singular imperative of abjurer.

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Portuguese

Verb

Abjure

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb abjurar.
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of verb abjurar.
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb abjurar.
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb abjurar.

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Spanish

Verb

Abjure (infinitive abjurar)

1. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of abjurar.
2. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of abjurar.
3. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of abjurar.

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