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abjure

/ abjure /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
"She abjured her beliefs"
Type of:
renounce repudiate
Derived:
retraction abjuration recantation renunciation forgoing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
7
Times Searched
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renounce repudiate