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abjure: Meaning and Definition of
ab•jure
Pronunciation: (ab-joor', -jûr'), [key] — -jured, -jur•ing.
- to renounce, repudiate, or retract, esp. with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors.
- to renounce or give up under oath; forswear: to abjure allegiance.
- to avoid or shun.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.