Abjuring

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abjure \Ab*jure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abjured}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Abjuring}.] [L. abjurare to deny upon oath; ab + jurare
     to swear, fr. jus, juris, right, law; cf. F. abjurer. See
     {Jury}.]
     1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to
        abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to


        swear to abandon it forever.
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     2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to
        abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure
        errors. "Magic I here abjure." --Shak.
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     Syn: See {Renounce}.
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