| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| abjure, adjure (vv.) |
| Although they are both based on the Latin verb jurare, meaning “to swear,” these two are rarely confused, probably because they mainly occur in Formal and Oratorical uses: abjure means “to give up, swear off, renounce, recant”; adjure means “to command, advise earnestly, entreat.” See also AFFIX. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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