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renounce upon oath
(Verb) 1. repudiate or retract with formal solemnity 2. to give up under oath 3.to refrain from or avoid
Sentence :
Mushtaq raised his right hand and pledged to “absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty...”
Both abjure violence but are ready to court confrontation by bringing thousands of ethnic Albanians into the streets.
Synonyms :
abstain from, forswear, recant, renege, renounce, retract, take back, withdraw
Antonyms :
espouse
Mnemonic Technique 1 :
abjure ~ ab (away) + jure (jury). He abjured (rejected, moved away from) her earlier statements in front of jury.
Mnemonic Technique 2 :
Abjure think it like injure. so once you are injured you will give up. so abjure means give up
More Examples :
abjure is when a confession is given but then later rescinded.
To reach that listener she has to give up one of the jazz musician's primary rights, which is to abjure her past.
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Meaning :
renounce upon oath
(Verb) 1. repudiate or retract with formal solemnity 2. to give up under oath 3.to refrain from or avoid
Sentence :
Mushtaq raised his right hand and pledged to “absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty...”
Both abjure violence but are ready to court confrontation by bringing thousands of ethnic Albanians into the streets.
Synonyms :
abstain from, forswear, recant, renege, renounce, retract, take back, withdraw
Antonyms :
espouse
Mnemonic Technique 1 :
abjure ~ ab (away) + jure (jury). He abjured (rejected, moved away from) her earlier statements in front of jury.
Mnemonic Technique 2 :
Abjure think it like injure. so once you are injured you will give up. so abjure means give up
More Examples :
abjure is when a confession is given but then later rescinded.
To reach that listener she has to give up one of the jazz musician's primary rights, which is to abjure her past.
