Abjure

ab·jure [ab-joo r, -jur]
verb (used with object), abjured, abjuring.
1. to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant:
:To abjure a harsh statement.
2. to renounce or give up under oath; forswear:
:To abjure his freedom.
3. to avoid or shun:
:To abjure one's enemies.
==Origin==
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin abjūrāre to deny on oath, equivalent to ab- ab- + jūrāre to swear; see jury
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