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abjure
verb
Definition of
abjure verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
abjure
verb
əbˈdʒʊə(r)
əbˈdʒʊr
abjure something
(
formal
)
to promise publicly that you will give up or reject a belief or a way of behaving
Synonym
renounce