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Abjure

Ab-jūre', v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. ABJURED; p. pr. & vb. n. ABJURING.] [Lat. abjurare, to deny upon oath, from ab and jurare, to swear; jus, right, law; Fr. abjurer, Sp. abjurar, It. abjurare.]

  1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. Shak.
  2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to abandon; to reject; as, to abjure errors. “Magic I here abjure.” Shak.

Ab-jūre′, v. i.

verbintransitive

To renounce one's country under oath. Burnet.