ad·jure

verb

/əˈdʒʊə(r)/

/əˈdʒʊr/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they adjure	/əˈdʒʊə(r)/ /əˈdʒʊr/
he / she / it adjures	/əˈdʒʊəz/ /əˈdʒʊrz/
past simple adjured	/əˈdʒʊəd/ /əˈdʒʊrd/
past participle adjured	/əˈdʒʊəd/ /əˈdʒʊrd/
-ing form adjuring	/əˈdʒʊərɪŋ/ /əˈdʒʊrɪŋ/

adjure somebody to do something to ask or to order somebody to do something要求；命令
- He adjured them to tell the truth.他要求他们讲真话。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘put a person on oath’): from Latin adjurare, from ad- ‘to’ + jurare ‘swear’ (from jus, jur- ‘oath’).