English

Verb

abjure ‎(third-person singular simple present abjures, present participle abjuring, simple past and past participle abjured)

1. (transitive) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]^[2]

   To abjure allegiance to a prince.‎

   To abjure the realm (to swear to abandon it forever).‎

2. (transitive, obsolete, historical) To cause one to renounce or recant. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]^[2]
3. (transitive) To reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]^[2]

   To abjure errors.‎

   • 1610, Shakespeare, The Tempest, act 5 scene 1:

     But this rough magic I here abjure [...]

4. (transitive) To abstain from; to avoid; to shun.

Synonyms

• renounce

Translations

References

1. ↑ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], ISBN 0550142304), page 3
2. 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 5

French

Verb

abjure

1. first-person singular present indicative of abjurer
2. third-person singular present indicative of abjurer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of abjurer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of abjurer
5. second-person singular imperative of abjurer

Portuguese

Verb

abjure

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of abjurar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of abjurar
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of abjurar
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of abjurar

Spanish

Verb

abjure

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of abjurar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of abjurar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of abjurar.