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abjure




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abjure
     1. v. to renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.
           To abjure allegiance to a prince.
           To abjure the realm (to swear to abandon it forever).
     2. v. (transitive, obsolete, historical) to cause one to renounce or recant.
     3. v. to reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim.
           To abjure errors.
     4. v. to abstain from; to avoid; to shun.



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