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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as to abjure errors. ``Magic I here abjure.'' --Shak. Syn: See {Renounce}.
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