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Definition of adjure verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

adjure

verb

NAmE//əˈdʒʊr//

adjure somebody to do something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they adjure

he / she / it adjures

past simple adjured

-ing form adjuring

to ask or to order someone to do something He adjured them to tell the truth.

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