The Only Use of
abjure
in
Macbeth
- Unspeak mine own detraction, here abjure
The taints and blames I laid upon myself,
For strangers to my nature.p. 147.6abjure = rejecteditor's notes: This could be paraphrased as: "I take back the harsh criticism I said about myself and now reject the faults and accusations I placed on myself, as they are completely unlike who I truly am."
Definition:
reject or renounce -- especially something previously believed or done