abjure

abjure is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 19 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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. transitive verb. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors.
3. intransitive verb. To renounce on oath.
4. verb. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

   "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"

   "She abjured her beliefs"

   Synonyms: forswear, recant, resile, retract

Synonyms

forswear, recant, resile, retract

Common word forms

abjured, abjurer, abjures, abjuring, abjurement

Words from these letters

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