English
Etymology
From Latin abjurare "to deny upon oath", formed from ab- + jurare "to swear", from jus, juris, "right", "law".
Pronunciation
RP:
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Shorthand
Gregg (Version: Centennial, Series 90, DJS,Simplified): a - b - j - u - r
Verb
en-verb|abjur|ing
- transitive To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.
#: To abjure allegiance to a prince.
#: To abjure the realm (to swear to abandon it forever).
- 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
- intransitive To renounce on oath.
Synonyms
renounce
Translations
trans-top|to renounce upon oath
Dutch: afzweren
Russian: кл��венно о��ека���� (klatvenno otrekatsa), о��и�а�� ��о-л. под п�и��га|п�и��гой (otrizat pod prisyagoi)
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Swedish: avsvära
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trans-top|to renounce with solemnity
Dutch: afzweren, herroepen, verzaken (aan)
German: abschwören (+dative)
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Russian: �о�же��венно о��ека���� (о� �его-л.) (torgestvenno otrekatsya)
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trans-top|to renounce an oath
Dutch: verzaken aan een eed
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ttbc|French: abjurer
ttbc|Interlingua: abjurar
ttbc|Italian: abiurare
ttbc|Novial: abjura
ttbc|Portuguese: abjurar
ttbc|Spanish: abjurar
ttbc|Vietnamese: tuyên b� b�, nguy�n b�, rút lui, th� b�
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