New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Adjure — Ad*jure , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjuring}]. [L. adjurare, adjurdium, to swear to; later, to adjure: cf. F. adjurer. See {Jury}.] To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjure — I verb administer an oath, affirm, appeal to, ask, attest, beseech, bid, bind, call, charge, command, conjure, declare, enjoin, entreat, enunciate, exhort, express, formulate, implore, imprecate, petition, plead, pray, prescribe, press, pressure … Law dictionary
adjuré — adjuré, ée (a dju ré, rée) part. passé. Adjuré de dire ce qu il savait … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
adjure — (v.) late 14c., to bind by oath; to question under oath, from L. adjurare confirm by oath, add an oath, to swear to in addition, in L.L. to put (someone) to an oath, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + jurare swear, from jus (gen. juris) law (see… … Etymology dictionary
adjure — entreat, *beg, beseech, implore, importune, supplicate Analogous words: pray, plead, appeal (see under PRAYER): request, *ask: bid, enjoin, charge, *command … New Dictionary of Synonyms
adjure — [v] command beseech, charge, entreat, implore, obligate, order, require, supplicate; concept 53 … New thesaurus
adjure — ► VERB formal ▪ solemnly urge to do something. ORIGIN Latin adjurare, from ad to + jurare swear … English terms dictionary
adjure — [ə joor′] vt. adjured, adjuring [ME adjuren < L adjurare < ad , to + jurare: see JURY1] 1. to command or charge solemnly, often under oath or penalty 2. to entreat solemnly; appeal to earnestly adjuratory [ad joor′ə tôr΄ē; a joor′ə tôr΄ē, ə … English World dictionary
adjure — v. (formal) (H) to adjure smb. to tell the truth * * * [ə dʒʊə] (formal) (H) to adjure smb. to tell the truth … Combinatory dictionary
adjure — abjure, adjure Abjure means ‘to renounce on oath’ • (He had abjured, he thought, all superstitions Iris Murdoch, 1985) and to abjure one s country (or realm) is to swear to abandon it for ever. It is also used in the weakened sense ‘to renounce’… … Modern English usage
adjure — See abjure. See abjure, adjure … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
