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Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices.
Theodor Adorno

Meaning of "abjure" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABJURE

From Old French abjurer or Latin abjurāre to deny on oath.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ABJURE

abjure  [əbˈdʒʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABJURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abjure is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb abjure in English.

WHAT DOES ABJURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Abjuration

Abjuration is the solemn repudiation, abandonment, or renunciation by or upon oath, often the renunciation of citizenship or some other right or privilege..

Definition of abjure in the English dictionary

The definition of abjure in the dictionary is to renounce or retract, esp formally, solemnly, or under oath. Other definition of abjure is to abstain from or reject.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ABJURE

PRESENT

Present
I abjure
you abjure
he/she/it abjures
we abjure
you abjure
they abjure
Present continuous
I am abjuring
you are abjuring
he/she/it is abjuring
we are abjuring
you are abjuring
they are abjuring
Present perfect
I have abjured
you have abjured
he/she/it has abjured
we have abjured
you have abjured
they have abjured
Present perfect continuous
I have been abjuring
you have been abjuring
he/she/it has been abjuring
we have been abjuring
you have been abjuring
they have been abjuring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I abjured
you abjured
he/she/it abjured
we abjured
you abjured
they abjured
Past continuous
I was abjuring
you were abjuring
he/she/it was abjuring
we were abjuring
you were abjuring
they were abjuring
Past perfect
I had abjured
you had abjured
he/she/it had abjured
we had abjured
you had abjured
they had abjured
Past perfect continuous
I had been abjuring
you had been abjuring
he/she/it had been abjuring
we had been abjuring
you had been abjuring
they had been abjuring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will abjure
you will abjure
he/she/it will abjure
we will abjure
you will abjure
they will abjure
Future continuous
I will be abjuring
you will be abjuring
he/she/it will be abjuring
we will be abjuring
you will be abjuring
they will be abjuring
Future perfect
I will have abjured
you will have abjured
he/she/it will have abjured
we will have abjured
you will have abjured
they will have abjured
Future perfect continuous
I will have been abjuring
you will have been abjuring
he/she/it will have been abjuring
we will have been abjuring
you will have been abjuring
they will have been abjuring
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would abjure
you would abjure
he/she/it would abjure
we would abjure
you would abjure
they would abjure
Conditional continuous
I would be abjuring
you would be abjuring
he/she/it would be abjuring
we would be abjuring
you would be abjuring
they would be abjuring
Conditional perfect
I would have abjure
you would have abjure
he/she/it would have abjure
we would have abjure
you would have abjure
they would have abjure
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been abjuring
you would have been abjuring
he/she/it would have been abjuring
we would have been abjuring
you would have been abjuring
they would have been abjuring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you abjure
we let´s abjure
you abjure
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to abjure
Past participle
abjured
Present Participle
abjuring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABJURE


adjure
əˈdʒʊə
contre-jour
ˈkɒntrəˌʒʊə
objure
ɒbˈdʒʊə
Padua
ˈpædʒʊə
recomforture
riːˈkʌmfəˌtʒʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABJURE

abirritant
abirritate
abiturient
abject
abjection
abjectly
abjectness
abjoint
abjunction
abjuration
abjurer
Abkhaz
Abkhaz Autonomous Republic
Abkhazi
Abkhazia
Abkhazian
abl.
ablactation
ablate
ablation

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABJURE

adventure
agriculture
architecture
be sure
capture
conjure
culture
de jure
ensure
exposure
failure
feature
figure
injure
ipso jure
jure
perjure
reinjure
suo jure
to be sure

Synonyms and antonyms of abjure in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABJURE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «abjure» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of abjure

Translation of «abjure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABJURE

Find out the translation of abjure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of abjure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abjure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弃绝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abjurar
570 millions of speakers

English

abjure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

त्यागना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تتخلى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отречься
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abjurar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শপথপূর্বক পরিত্যাগ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abjurer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Abjure
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abschwören
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

abjure
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

abjure
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tegese
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bỏ giáo đạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विशेषाधिकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tövbe etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abiurare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

abjure
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відректися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

se lepede
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκηρύξει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afsweer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

abjure
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avsverge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abjure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABJURE»

The term «abjure» is regularly used and occupies the 69.360 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABJURE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abjure

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QUOTES WITH «ABJURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word abjure.
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Theodor Adorno
Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABJURE»

Discover the use of abjure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abjure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
Except in the extended senses of abjure, renounce, and forswear they all imply the recall of one's word. Abjure and renounce are scarcely distinguishable when they imply solemn repudiation as of an oath or vow <he shall, before he is ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous ...
To Abjure (Lat. abjurare, to give up with an oath) retains much of the character of its Latin original, and expresses a deliberate and solemn giving up. Hence, it applies to what is or may be solemnly maintained, as principles of belief or conduct, ...
‎1871
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The History of the Inquisition
If you will so depart from the said Heresy or Hercjstes, as to be willing now here publickly to abjure them, and patiently to undergo the Penance which we enjoin you, the Church and we, as the Vicar: of Christ, will receive you to Mercy. But we  ...
Philippus van Limborch, 1731
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The Statutes of the Realm: Printed by Command of His Majesty ...
And if suche Ofi'endour refuse to abjure and beare a fagot as is aforesaide, or if he abjure and beare a fagot as is aforesaide, and after ofi'ende the thirde tyme contrarye to this acte, or refuse to abjure and be therof convicte in maner and forme ...
Great Britain, 1817
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The Political state of Great Britain
But further ; May it not be advanced, that the Ec- clesiastick Proselytes, J do not fay implicitly, but eX' flicitly abjure their Ordination, when they abjure Popery ; for then they abjure the Pope, xoho is tht Fountain of their Orders ; they abjure, ...
Political state of Great Britain, 1718
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Lafferty in Orbit
R. A. Lafferty. "Enough of this!" cried Mintgreen Linter. Frightened, she took the lead, in- canting: "That the noon-time nightmare pass! The crocodile-dragon and the behemoth." "We abjure them, we abjure them," they all chanted in various ...
R. A. Lafferty, 1991
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The Night Battles: Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the ...
Similarly, I abjure and detest having gone in those places I mentioned, to those games and nuptials and to the combats with fennel stalks. Similarly, I abjure and detest having spoken badly and against Holy Mother Church that whoever ...
Carlo Ginzburg, 2013
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The Public Intellectual
At the end of the second hearing, on June 8, Hus is asked to abjure the heretical beliefs wrongly attributed to him. This is a crucial moment, and in Peter's narrative it is shown to hang on Hus's philological rigor: the meaning of the word “abjure.
Helen Small, 2008
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The Huguenots: grand opera in five acts
Will you see without fear The sword and flame approach you, And will never abjure Or deny your sworn faith. E'en in martyrdom's torture? Sao. and Val. Heaven will strength impart By the love in our heart. Cho. (of women in the church.) ...
Giacomo Meyerbeer, Eugène Scribe, Emile Deschamps, 1870
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An Appeal to the English Nation: Or the Body of the French ...
But further j May it not be advanc'd, that the Ecclesiastick 'Proselytes, I do not fay implicitly, but explicitly abjure their Ordination, when they abjure Popery for then they abjure the Pope, who is the Fountain of their Orders ; they abjure, as false, ...
Jean-Armand Dubourdieu, 1718

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABJURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abjure is used in the context of the following news items.
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Local residents share joy, pride in becoming American citizens
"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or ... «Massillon Independent, Jul 15»
2
The Militant: Development of a Jihadi Character
... to allow the dangerously divisive narrative peddled by such groups — even if they publicly abjure violence — to percolate through society. «Kasmir Monitor, Jul 15»
3
Theater Review: Encores!' (and Jake Gyllenhaal's, and Ellen …
... postures that make up in sculptural power what they abjure in naturalism. One such posture might be called “Subservience”: face tilted down, ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
4
Poe's citizenship and residency
“I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, ... «Manila Standard Today, Jul 15»
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Research exposes ethical gap between China, West
Western scientists generally abjure this sort of research on the grounds that it amounts to genetic engineering of humans. In any event, the ... «TODAYonline, Jun 15»
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A Scientific Ethical Divide Between China and West
Scientists in the West generally abjure this sort of research on the grounds that it amounts to genetic engineering of humans. In any event, the ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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A week that lived up to America's great declaration
... as Confederate flags were lowered all over the South, as the president himself called the nation together in the sight of God to abjure hatred ... «Yahoo Politics, Jun 15»
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Persecution and the Black Church
... persecuted by the Islamic State; the martyrdom of black Christians hasn't taken the form of being explicitly asked to abjure Jesus Christ or die. «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Christian perspectives on war and peace
I have long been challenged by George Orwell's famous remark: 'Those who “abjure” violence can do so only because others are committing ... «Eureka Street, Jun 15»
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Penny Dreadful: Let's Not Forget "Memento Mori"!
That Ferdinand felt he needed to abjure Sembene of all people not to blab about the matters at hand made me giggle. Yes, WTF was Malcolm ... «TV.com, Jun 15»

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