adjure

tr.v., -jured, -jur·ing, -jures.

1. To command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath: “adjuring her in the name of God to declare the truth” (Increase Mather).
2. To appeal to or entreat earnestly.

[Middle English adjuren, from Latin adiūrāre, to swear to : ad-, ad- + iūrāre, to swear.]

adjurer ad·jur'er or ad·ju'ror n.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: ask for or request earnestly
  Synonyms: bid, beseech, entreat, press, conjure

Meaning #2: command solemnly

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - besværge, bønfalde

Nederlands (Dutch)
op het hart drukken, ernstig verzoeken

Français (French)
v. tr. - supplier qn de

Deutsch (German)
v. - inständig bitten, flehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξορκίζω, ικετεύω, κάνω έκκληση, ορκίζω

Italiano (Italian)
scongiurare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - adjurar, suplicar, conjurar

Русский (Russian)
умолять, предупреждать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - rogar, suplicar, conjurar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - besvärja, enträget uppmana

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
严令, 恳请, 起誓

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 嚴令, 懇請, 起誓

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 간청하다, 엄명하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 懇願する, 厳命する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يناشد, يستحلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השביע, הפציר ב-‬

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