Adjure

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  • transitive verb. To command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath.
  • transitive verb. To appeal to or entreat earnestly.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To charge, bind, or command, earnestly and solemnly, often with an appeal to God or the invocation of a curse in case of disobedience; hence, to entreat or request earnestly: as, “I adjure thee by the living God,” Mat. xxvi. 63; his friend adjured him to be careful.
  • To swear by: as, to adjure the holy name of God.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To issue a formal command, especially in a legal context.
  • verb. To earnestly appeal or advise.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. ask for or request earnestly
  • verb. command solemnly
    • Word Usage
    "Obj. 3: Further, to adjure is to induce a person to swear."
    Form
    adjured  adjuring  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    burden  charge  plead  saddle  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Hanna  Shanna  bethink  blaspheme  clapt  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    administer an oath  appeal  appeal to  ask  beg  
    verb-form
    adjured  adjures  adjuring  
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