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adjure

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2 meanings
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1  —as in:
I adjure you
Definition to appeal earnestly or command solemnly
  • I adjure you.
adjure = ask for earnestly or command solemnly
Other Uses (with this meaning)
  • I adjured her not to leave.
    Dickens, Charles  --  A Tale Of Two Cities
    • adjured = asked for earnestly or commanded solemnly
  • "Once and for all," said the prisoner, "I adjure you to set me free."
    C.S. Lewis  --  The Silver Chair
adjure = appeal earnestly or command solemnly

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2  —as in:
I adjure all allegiance
Definition to confirm by oath
  • I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and adjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign...
    The oath of citizenship in the United States
adjure = confirm by oath

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