ABJURE

(verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion", "She abjured her beliefs"
synonyms : forswear , recant , resile , retract
I abjured to eat junk food for lifetime due to its ill-effects on my health and weight. -added by priyavanjeri
He foreswore cigarettes as his New Year's resolution. -added by nithi

-tagged by learner_md

Kareena Kapoor abjured all calorie loaded sweets to become size-zero.

Selected Mnemonic for abjure

(Tag: Global) abjure ~ ab (away) + jure (jury). He abjured (rejected, moved away from) her earlier statements in front of jury.
added by sandysuhy

Mnemonics for abjure

(Tag: English) Abjure think it like injure. so once you are injured you will give up. so abjure means give up
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(Tag: ) ab+jure...jure- jor (in Hindi) Jor lagaao chodoo mat....(Don't Give up) (this mnemonic is in Hindi Language)
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(Tag: hindi) ab jury ke saamne kasam khaata hoon, i'll not do this again
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(Tag: ) ab+jaanede+yaar (abjure) am renouncing
added by vivek_ravindra9 Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: ) ABJURE = the prefix AB- means against. -JURE means rule (like JURY) So, ABJURE means to rule against.
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(Tag: ie forcefully) ab(now);(jury).one compulsoryly have to take an oath in front of a jury
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(Tag: HINDI) Ab indicates negative meaning. -jure can be thought as JOR in hindi meaning pressure..so GIVING UP UNDER PRESSURE is ABJURE
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(Tag: ) abjure sounds like "object" which both are the same in the meaning to renounce
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(Tag: ) ab+chod--give up
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(Tag: ) Abjure = Ab jure (Zaroori in HINDI) .. under pressure you say "Ab zaroori nahi hai"..
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(Tag: ) I SURE never believed in this crap!
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(Tag: ) read ab+jure like ab+jaa(i.e remove,renounce)
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(Tag: ) Take an oath in front of jury to denounce one's belief.
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(Tag: ) WoW: you don't want to conjure water but you abjure to do it.
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