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Word entry · 6 letters

abjure

Best crossword clue

"Swear off formally"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /əbˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/Part of speech verbSorted abejruStarts with AEnds with E2 clues
1A2B3J4U5R6E

Definitions

  1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

Used in a sentence

  • to abjure errors
  • 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.
  • She diſappeerd, and left me dark, I vvak'd / To find her, or for ever to deplore / Her loſs, and other pleaſures all abjure: […]

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Swear off formally6 letters
02Renounce formally6 letters

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