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" (160 found)
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Strong matches (48)
Related words (80)
gainsayget along withoutget rid ofgive awaygive overgive uphand overhave done withignoreimpugnjoin issue uponkiss good byekiss good-byelay downleave offlet gomake a sacrificenol-prosnot acceptnot admit
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not pursue withnullifyopposepalinodepart withpass bypass uppush asideput behind onequitquitclaimrebuffrecallrecantrefuserefuse to admitrefuse to considerrefuterejectrelinquishrenderrender uprenegerepelrepulseresignrevokeridsacrificescoutshove awaysparespurnstopsurrenderswallowswearswear offtake issue withthrow awaythrow outthrow upturn awayturn outvacatewaiveyield
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41 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
3 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)
- отри́чам се под кле́тва verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
- 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
2 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)
- abjurar verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
Czech
4 entries- odvolat verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
- vzdát se verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
- zavrhnout verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
- zříci se verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
Dutch
4 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)
- afzweren verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
- 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
4 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)
- hylätä verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
- 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)
- luopua verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
French
2 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)
- abjurer verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
German
2 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)
- abschwören verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
Italian
2 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)
- abiurare verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
Occitan
1 entries- abjurar verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
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
2 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)
- abjurar verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
Russian
4 entries- кля́твенно отрека́ться verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
- 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)
- отре́чься verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
Spanish
2 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)
- abjurar verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
Swedish
1 entries- avsvära verb (to renounce (something) upon oath — see also forswear)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
I abjure, curse, and detest the aforesaid errors and heresies.
Source: tatoeba (10750514)
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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