Adjure

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath: "adjuring her in the name of God to declare the truth” ( Increase Mather).
  • v. To appeal to or entreat earnestly.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To issue a formal command, especially in a legal context.
  • v. To earnestly appeal or advise.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. 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.
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. ask for or request earnestly
  • v. command solemnly
  • Verb Form
    adjured    adjures    adjuring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    plead    charge    burden    saddle   
    Form
    adjured    adjuring   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ask    bide   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Shanna    bethink    couldna    sey    no    thowt    efore    gener    half-dreamy    d'auvergne