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Definition of adjure verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adjure

verb
 
/əˈdʒʊə(r)/
 
/əˈdʒʊr/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they adjure
 
/əˈdʒʊə(r)/
 
/əˈdʒʊr/
he / she / it adjures
 
/əˈdʒʊəz/
 
/əˈdʒʊrz/
past simple adjured
 
/əˈdʒʊəd/
 
/əˈdʒʊrd/
past participle adjured
 
/əˈdʒʊəd/
 
/əˈdʒʊrd/
-ing form adjuring
 
/əˈdʒʊərɪŋ/
 
/əˈdʒʊrɪŋ/
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  1. adjure somebody to do something to ask or to order somebody to do something
    • He adjured them to tell the truth.
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘put a person on oath’): from Latin adjurare, from ad- ‘to’ + jurare ‘swear’ (from jus, jur- ‘oath’).
See adjure in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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adverb
 
 
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