'But now in my hour of bitter need I come before thee, to abjure thee to remember that oath.'
-The Altar and the Scorpion
abjure.
[abˈjo͝or, əbˈjo͝or]
VERB
abjures (third person present) • abjured (past tense) • abjured (past participle) • abjuring (present participle)
1. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim):
synonyms: renounce • relinquish • reject • forgo • disavow • abandon • deny • repudiate • give up • wash one's hands of • eschew • abstain from • refrain from • kick • pack in • disaffirm • forsake • forswear • abnegate
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Latin abjurare, from ab- ‘away’ + jurare ‘swear.’
A Well of Heroes: Two:
Literary Impressions of the Prose and Verse of Robert E. Howard
