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.

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

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.

Homophones for Abjure:

• appeaser, AFISR, Abjurer, abukir, abuser.

Hyponym for Abjure:

• v.

  • communication
    renounce, repudiate, disown.