ab·jure
verb/əbˈdʒʊə(r)/
/əbˈdʒʊr/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they abjure | /əbˈdʒʊə(r)/ /əbˈdʒʊr/ |
| he / she / it abjures | /əbˈdʒʊəz/ /əbˈdʒʊrz/ |
| past simple abjured | /əbˈdʒʊəd/ /əbˈdʒʊrd/ |
| past participle abjured | /əbˈdʒʊəd/ /əbˈdʒʊrd/ |
| -ing form abjuring | /əbˈdʒʊərɪŋ/ /əbˈdʒʊrɪŋ/ |
- abjure something to promise publicly that you will give up or reject a belief or a way of behaving
公开保证放弃，声明放弃（信念、行为、活动） Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin abjurare, from ab- ‘away’ + jurare ‘swear’.