How do you use Abjure in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like recant or forswear, plus the exact meaning.
Abjure meaning
- To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- To renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to withdraw.
- To cause (someone) to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion).
Using Abjure
- The main meaning on this page is: To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate. | To renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to withdraw. | To cause (someone) to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion).
- Useful related words include: recant, forswear, retract, resile.
- Possible Dutch translations are: (aan) verzaken, afzweren, herroepen.
- In the example corpus, abjure often appears in combinations such as: to abjure, abjure the.
Context around Abjure
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Abjure
- In this selection, "abjure" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, aggression, media and curse stand out and add context to how "abjure" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include insist they abjure aggression and and little to abjure media censorship. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "abjure" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with abjure
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was required to "abjure, curse and detest" those opinions. (10 words)
The editorial points out that the government has done little to abjure media censorship and pressures the latter faces. (19 words)
To obtain mastery over his kingdom, after four years of stalemate, he found it prudent to abjure the Calvinist faith. (20 words)
After fomenting two world wars and carrying out the most egregious genocide in human history, the Germans insist they abjure aggression and take seriously their "special responsibility" to protect the Jewish state. (32 words)
Or can they protest, criticize, insist that these are mistakes that a future pope should abjure or overturn, or even find ways to resist him? (25 words)
Nonetheless, in 1648, Parliament determined that it was not to abjure the King's person; that is, depose him from the throne. (22 words)
Or can they protest, criticize, insist that these are mistakes that a future pope should abjure or overturn, or even find ways to resist him? (25 words)
Example sentences (6)
Or can they protest, criticize, insist that these are mistakes that a future pope should abjure or overturn, or even find ways to resist him?
After fomenting two world wars and carrying out the most egregious genocide in human history, the Germans insist they abjure aggression and take seriously their "special responsibility" to protect the Jewish state.
The editorial points out that the government has done little to abjure media censorship and pressures the latter faces.
He was required to "abjure, curse and detest" those opinions.
Nonetheless, in 1648, Parliament determined that it was not to abjure the King's person; that is, depose him from the throne.
To obtain mastery over his kingdom, after four years of stalemate, he found it prudent to abjure the Calvinist faith.
Common combinations with abjure
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to abjure 4×
- abjure the 2×