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Word of the day
for September 22
abjure v (formal)
  1. (transitive)
    1. To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
    2. (historical) To renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to withdraw.
    3. (historical) To cause (someone) to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion).
    4. (chiefly law, historical)
      1. Especially in abjure the realm: to swear an oath to leave (a place) forever.
      2. (obsolete, rare) To cause or compel (someone) to leave a place forever; to banish.
  2. (intransitive)
    1. To solemnly reject; to abandon forever.
    2. (historical) To recant or retract a heresy on oath.
    3. (chiefly law, historical) To swear an oath to leave a place forever.
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