Abjure means to swear off, and it applies to something you once believed. You can abjure a religious faith, you can abjure your love of another person, and you can abjure the practice of using excessive force in interrogation.
To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow;
Verb
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to
abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure errors.
v. i.
To renounce on oath.
Abjure
Abjure
To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow;
To renounce on oath.
Usage Examples
Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices.
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