Adjure
[ə'dʒʊə;ə'dʒɔː] or [ə'dʒʊr]
Definition
(v. t.) To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly.
Editor: Lora
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Entreat (as if under oath), conjure, obtest, beseech, pray, supplicate, beg, conjure, implore, invoke, enjoin solemnly.
Typed by Corinne
Definition
v.t. to charge on oath or solemnly: to cause to swear (B. and Milton).
Typist: Robbie
Examples
- I adjure you, do not recall that! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Thus adjured, Topsy confessed to the ribbon and gloves, with woful protestations of penitence. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- OH, LILY, DO GO SLOWLY, her friend adjured her. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Thus adjured, Lily turned her eyes on the spectacle which was affording Mr. Dorset such legitimate mirth. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Kissing her again, he turned round, drew the coverlet over his head, and lay as still as if that time had come by which she had adjured him. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Master Bardell, thus adjured, placed the refractory flat candle on the bottom stair, and vanished into the front parlour with his message. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Typist: Portia