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ab·jure
 abjure
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- pronunciation:
 b
jur
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
abjures, abjuring, abjured |
| definition: |
to repudiate or renounce solemnly, as under oath; forswear.
She was forced to abjure her Catholic beliefs and accept Protestantism.- synonyms:
- disavow, forswear, recant, renounce, repudiate, retract
- antonyms:
- elect
- similar words:
- abandon, abrogate, avoid, disclaim, disown, eschew, forgo, forsake, reject, relinquish, revoke, shun, withdraw
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| related words: |
disavow |
| derivations: |
abjuratory (adj.), abjurer (n.) |
The word abjure
contains the following parts:
ab-, abs-
Latin
prefix
that means from, away from
  More about this word part:
Most words containing the prefix ab-
, abs-
are Latin loanwords, so the bases are Latin roots. ab-
becomes abs-
before bases beginning with "t," such as "tract."
Example words:
abbreviate, abbreviation, abdicate, abduct, abnormal, abolish, aborigine, abrasive, abrupt, absence, absent, absolute, absorb, abstain, abstract, abuse
jud, jur, just
Latin
root
that means justice, law; swear
Example words:
injure, injury, injustice, judge, judgment, judicial, jury, just, justice, justify, perjury
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