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Synonyms
ab·jure (ăb-jŏŏŕ)

[Middle English abjuren, from Old French abjurer, from Latin abiūrāre, ab-, away; see ab–1, + iūrāre, to swear.]

transitive verb: -jured, -jur·ing, -jures. 

  1. To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate: “For nearly 21 years after his resignation as Prime Minister in 1963, he abjured all titles, preferring to remain just plain ‘Mr.’” (Time)
  2. To renounce under oath; forswear.

derivatives

ab́ju·rátion
noun
ab·juŕer
noun