adjure

[ uh-joor ]

/ əˈdʒʊər /

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verb (used with object), ad·jured, ad·jur·ing.

to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty.

to entreat or request earnestly or solemnly.

Origin of adjure

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word adjūrāre.See ad-, jury¹

OTHER WORDS FROM adjure

ad·jur·a·to·ry

[uh-joor-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /əˈdʒʊər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivead·jur·er, ad·ju·ror, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adjure

abjure, adjure

Words nearby adjure

adjunct, adjunction, adjunctive, adjunct professor, adjuration, adjure, adjust, adjustability, adjustable, adjustable-pitch, adjustable-rate mortgage

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Example sentences from the Web for adjure

With courage or common sense, or both, governors and state legislatures can adjure measures like the Arizona bill.
How ‘Religious Freedom’ Is Hurting Everyone’s Freedom|Robert Shrum|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I beseech you; by your former love for me now lost, I adjure you to answer that one question.
Mathilda|Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Rabbi Akiva said unto him, "I adjure thee to tell me whether thou art a man or a demon."
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
I adjure you, Caroline, to lay this clearly before our dear brother.
Evan Harrington, Complete|George Meredith

These astonishing symptoms resisted both hymns and prayers, till a small, faint voice admonished the ministers to adjure.
Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed|Joseph Taylor
Stop, I adjure thee,” cried Hippolita: “remember thou dost not depend on thyself; thou hast a father.
The Castle of Otranto|Horace Walpole

British Dictionary definitions for adjure

adjure

/ (əˈdʒʊə) /

verb (tr)

to command, often by exacting an oath; charge

to appeal earnestly to

Derived forms of adjure

adjuration (ˌædʒʊəˈreɪʃən), nounadjuratory, adjectiveadjurer or adjuror, noun

Word Origin for adjure

C14: from Latin adjūrāre to swear to, from ad- to + jūrāre to swear, from jūs oath

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单词	adjure
释义	adjure [ uh-joor ] / əˈdʒʊər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR adjure ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ad·jured, ad·jur·ing. to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty. to entreat or request earnestly or solemnly. Origin of adjure First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word adjūrāre.See ad-, jury¹ OTHER WORDS FROM adjure ad·jur·a·to·ry [uh-joor-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /əˈdʒʊər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivead·jur·er, ad·ju·ror, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adjure abjure, adjure Words nearby adjure adjunct, adjunction, adjunctive, adjunct professor, adjuration, adjure, adjust, adjustability, adjustable, adjustable-pitch, adjustable-rate mortgage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adjure With courage or common sense, or both, governors and state legislatures can adjure measures like the Arizona bill. How ‘Religious Freedom’ Is Hurting Everyone’s Freedom\|Robert Shrum\|March 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I beseech you; by your former love for me now lost, I adjure you to answer that one question. Mathilda\|Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Rabbi Akiva said unto him, "I adjure thee to tell me whether thou art a man or a demon." Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala\|Various I adjure you, Caroline, to lay this clearly before our dear brother. Evan Harrington, Complete\|George Meredith These astonishing symptoms resisted both hymns and prayers, till a small, faint voice admonished the ministers to adjure. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed\|Joseph Taylor Stop, I adjure thee,” cried Hippolita: “remember thou dost not depend on thyself; thou hast a father. The Castle of Otranto\|Horace Walpole British Dictionary definitions for adjure adjure / (əˈdʒʊə) / verb (tr) to command, often by exacting an oath; charge to appeal earnestly to Derived forms of adjure adjuration (ˌædʒʊəˈreɪʃən), nounadjuratory, adjectiveadjurer or adjuror, noun Word Origin for adjure C14: from Latin adjūrāre to swear to, from ad- to + jūrāre to swear, from jūs oath Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to adjure beseech, require, entreat, implore, charge, obligate, supplicate, order
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adjure

verb (used with object), ad·jured, ad·jur·ing.

Origin of adjure

OTHER WORDS FROM adjure

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adjure

Words nearby adjure

Example sentences from the Web for adjure

British Dictionary definitions for adjure

verb (tr)

Derived forms of adjure

Word Origin for adjure

Words related to adjure