abjure

tr.v., -jured, -jur·ing, -jures.

1. To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate: "For nearly 21 years after his resignation as Prime Minister in 1963, he abjured all titles, preferring to remain just plain 'Mr.'" (Time).
2. To renounce under oath; forswear.

[Middle English abjuren, from Old French abjurer, from Latin abiūrāre : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + iūrāre, to swear.]

abjuration ab'ju·ra'tion n.
abjurer ab·jur'er n.

(ab-JOOR)

verb tr.
1. To renounce under oath; forswear.
2. To recant solemnly; repudiate.
3. To give up (an action or practice, for example); abstain from.

Etymology
Middle English abjuren, from Old French abjurer, from Latin abiurare : ab-, away + iurare, to swear.

Usage
"I abjured meat out of the purity of my desire not to lie to my parents, but I didn't abjure the company of my friend." — M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments With Truth, 1927.

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verb

To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally: recall, recant, retract, take back, withdraw. See accept/reject.

IN BRIEF: To promise or swear to give up.

The heavens rejoice in motion, why should I abjure my so much loved variety. — John Donne (1572-1631)

Tutor's tip: A defendant may "abjure" (or recant) his confession, while his lawyer "adjures" (earnestly urges) him to tell the truth.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afsværge, fornægte, opgive

Nederlands (Dutch)
afzweren

Français (French)
v. tr. - renoncer à

Deutsch (German)
v. - abschwören

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκηρύσσω (με όρκο), απαρνούμαι (θρησκεία, πεποιθήσεις)

Italiano (Italian)
abiurare, sconfessare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - abjurar

Русский (Russian)
отрекаться, отступиться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - renunciar a, abjurar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avsvärja sig, förneka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发誓放弃, 公开放弃, 避免

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 發誓放棄, 公開放棄, 避免

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 포기하다, 맹세하고 버리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 誓ってやめる, 控える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعد, يقسم أمام الجمهور, يجتنب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נשבע לוותר על, התנער מ-, התכחש, כפר ב-‬

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