Abjure

[əb'dʒʊə;əb'dʒɔː] or [əb'dʒʊr]

Definition

(verb.) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; 'He retracted his earlier statements about his religion'; 'She abjured her beliefs'.

Edited by Ethelred--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever.

(v. t.) To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors.

(v. i.) To renounce on oath.

Typist: Sonia

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Renounce (upon oath), relinquish, forego, reject, forswear, abandon, ABNEGATE, give up, cast off.[2]. Retract, revoke, recant, recall, withdraw, disavow, take back.

Edited by Jonathan

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Renounce, deny, apostatize, discard, recant, disclaim, disavow, repudiate,revoke, retract, disown

ANT:Profess, assert, demand, vindicate, claim, cherish, advocate, retain,acknowledge, appropriate, hug

Edited by Carlos

Definition

v.t. to renounce on oath or solemnly: to recant: to repudiate.—n. Abjurā′tion official renunciation on oath of any principle or pretension.—adj. Abjur′atory.—n. Abjur′er.

Typed by Jolin