Those who were banished from the country were required to forever abjure their right to return.
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Abjure
/əbˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "abjure" (164 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Verb(6 words)
Strong matches (49)
Related words (82)
give overgive uphand overhave done withignoreimpugnjoin issue uponkiss good byekiss good-byelay downleave offlet gomake a sacrificenol-prosnot acceptnot admitnot pursue withnullifyopposepalinode
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part withpass bypass uppush asideput behind onequitquitclaimrebuffrecallrecantrefuserefuse to admitrefuse to considerrefuterejectrelinquishrenderrender uprenegerenouncerepelrepudiaterepulseresignretractrevokeridsacrificescoutshove awaysparespurnstopsurrenderswallowswearswear offtake backtake issue withthrow awaythrow outthrow upturn awayturn outunsayvacatewaivewithdrawyield
Related word relations
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More general
11 entriesMore specific
6 entriesabstaining from alcoholallegiance renunciationdeny a claimrefraining from gossipreligious renunciationwithdraw a claim
Collocations
6 entriesabjure a beliefabjure allegianceabjure political loyaltiesabjure public dutiesabjure religious vowsabjure the oath
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- отка́звам се verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
- отхвъ́рлям verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
Catalan
1 entries- abjurar verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
Dutch
3 entries- (aan) verzaken verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
- afzweren verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
- herroepen verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
Finnish
2 entries- hylätä verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
- kieltää verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
French
1 entries- abjurer verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
German
1 entries- abschwören verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
Italian
1 entries- abiurare verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
Polish
2 entries- wyrzec się verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
- wyrzekać się verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
Portuguese
1 entries- abjurar verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
Russian
3 entries- отка́зываться verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
- отказа́ться verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
- торже́ственно отрека́ться verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
Spanish
1 entries- abjurar verb ((transitive) to solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; (intransitive) to solemnly reject; to abandon forever — see also disavow, disclaim, repudiate)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
I abjure, curse, and detest the aforesaid errors and heresies.
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to abjure errors
Source: wiktionary
Her[mia]. […] But I beſeech your Grace, that I may knovve / The vvorſt that may befall mee in this caſe, / If I refuſe to vved Demetrius. / The[seus]. Either to dy the death, or to abiure, / For euer, the ſociety of men.
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Showing 4 of 27 available sentences.