Definition for Abjure:

• ab-j[= oo]r', v.t. to renounce on oath or solemnly: to recant: to repudiate.-- n. ABJUR[= A]' TION, official renunciation on oath of any principle or pretension.-- adj. ABJUR'ATORY.-- n. ABJUR'ER. [ L. ab, from, jur[= a]re, -[= a]tum, to swear.]

Synonyms for Abjure:

• n.

  •
  • kick,
  • swear off,
  • recall,
  • yield,
  • take back,
  • withdraw,
  • accept.
  •abjure (noun)
  • retract,
  • recant,
  • forswear,
  • resile.

• v.

  •communication (verb)
  • retract,
  • recant,
  • forswear,
  • resile.
  •give up (verb)
  • abstain from,
  • forswear,
  • take back,
  • withdraw,
  • retract,
  • recant,
  • renege,
  • renounce.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • withdraw.
  •deny
  • forsake,
  • disclaim.
  •eschew
  • swear off.
  •forswear
  • forswear.
  •get rid of
  • discard.
  •recall
  • revoke.
  •refrain
  • abstain.
  •reject
  • disavow.
  •renounce
  • abstain from.
  •request
  • beg.
  •Other relevant words:
  • part with,
  • waive,
  • reverse,
  • recoil,
  • disgorge,
  • belie,
  • spring,
  • throw away,
  • take a hop,
  • refute,
  • push aside,
  • climb down,
  • disdain,
  • waver,
  • shun,
  • abdicate,
  • quit,
  • dispense with,
  • withdraw,
  • keep,
  • rebound,
  • repel,
  • disapprove,
  • check out,
  • desert,
  • cancel,
  • go back on,
  • backwater,
  • recant,
  • pull back,
  • vacate,
  • counter,
  • change,
  • rid,
  • shrink back,
  • dispute,
  • kiss good-bye,
  • Disaffirm,
  • disuse,
  • sacrifice,
  • discard,
  • controvert,
  • dismiss,
  • give up,
  • pass by,
  • resign,
  • yield,
  • chuck out,
  • get rid of,
  • void,
  • accept,
  • unsay,
  • disprove,
  • wash one's hands of,
  • not admit,
  • bear a grudge,
  • spurn,
  • retire,
  • discount,
  • oppose,
  • pry out,
  • cease,
  • forgo,
  • throw out,
  • do without,
  • abstain from,
  • forego,
  • contravene,
  • except,
  • reverberate,
  • throw over,
  • surrender,
  • nullify,
  • gainsay,
  • abstain,
  • lay down,
  • eschew,
  • default,
  • abnegate,
  • put out,
  • annul,
  • renege,
  • forsake,
  • rebuff,
  • eat humble pie,
  • leave,
  • scout,
  • change one's mind,
  • get along without,
  • dispose of,
  • leave off,
  • forbear,
  • desist from,
  • eat crow,
  • bound,
  • repeal,
  • take back,
  • discontinue,
  • contest,
  • refuse,
  • Palinode,
  • cross,
  • withdraw from,
  • refuse to consider,
  • deny,
  • draw in,
  • brush aside,
  • give over,
  • impugn,
  • get back,
  • rebut,
  • repulse,
  • recall,
  • abandon,
  • withhold,
  • disavow,
  • refrain,
  • back out,
  • rescind,
  • have done with,
  • swear,
  • ignore,
  • bounce,
  • throw up,
  • come off,
  • decline,
  • renounce,
  • spring back,
  • give away,
  • quitclaim,
  • kick,
  • ricochet,
  • chuck,
  • contemn,
  • abrogate,
  • take off,
  • disregard,
  • avoid,
  • disown,
  • back down,
  • contradict,
  • despise,
  • beg,
  • desist,
  • clear out,
  • spare,
  • hand over,
  • repudiate,
  • crawfish out,
  • disclaim,
  • pass up,
  • swallow,
  • cast-off,
  • shift one's ground,
  • turn away,
  • relinquish,
  • let go,
  • render,
  • disallow,
  • exclude,
  • revoke,
  • go off,
  • dump,
  • cede,
  • welsh,
  • draw back,
  • throw overboard,
  • drop,
  • swear off,
  • reject,
  • stop,
  • vacillate,
  • not accept.

Antonyms for Abjure:

• v.

  • give up
    emphasize, allow.
  • Other antonyms:
    knuckle under, adhere, hold, court, undertake, avow, occupy, retain, capitulate, pursue, state, give in, haunt, advocate, embrace, espouse, defend, vindicate, endorse, contend, uphold, seek, surrender, confirm, acknowledge, bow, prosecute, succumb, vouch, favor, submit, admit, maintain, assert, yield, affirm, concede, accept, adopt, claim, acquiesce, protect, cherish, profess, keep, declare, vow, back, proclaim, support.