abjure

Verb
Synonyms: recantforswearretractresile

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure“He retracted his earlier statements about his religion”“She abjured her beliefs”Synonyms: recantforswearretractresile
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Abjure \Ab*jure"\, v. i. To renounce on oath. --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster]
Abjure \Ab*jure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abjured; p. pr. & vb. n. Abjuring.] [L. abjurare to deny upon oath; ab + jurare to swear, fr. jus, juris, right, law; cf. F. abjurer. See Jury.]

1.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. [1913 Webster]

2.To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors. "Magic I here abjure." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Syn: See Renounce. [1913 Webster]

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