ABJURE

ABJU'RE, verb transitive [Latin abjuro, to deny upon oath, from ab and juro, to swear.]1. To renounce upon oath; to abandon; as to abjure allegiance to a prince.2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to reject; as to abjure errors; abjure reason.3. To recant or retract.4. To banish. [Not used.]

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abjure. Abjure, v.t. to reject upon oath, to quit religion

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Ab‐jure″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abjured (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Abjuring (�).] [[L. abjurare to deny upon oath; ab + jurare to swear, fr. jus, juris, right, law; cf. F. abjurer. See Jury.]] 1. 1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever.
2. 2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors. “Magic I here abjure.” Shak.
Syn. — See Renounce.