abjure
v. renounce upon oath; deny | ||||
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Abjuring Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abjuring
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abjure
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abjure
| WordNet 2.0 |
abjure
Verb
1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
(synonym) recant, forswear, retract, resile
(hypernym) renounce, repudiate
(derivation) retraction, abjuration, recantation
Verb
1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
(synonym) recant, forswear, retract, resile
(hypernym) renounce, repudiate
(derivation) retraction, abjuration, recantation