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   abjure

   /əbˈdʒʊə/

   verb

   • 1. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim): formal "MPs were urged to abjure their Jacobite allegiance"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin abjurare, from ab- ‘away’ + jurare ‘swear’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. abjuration noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   • B

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   • J

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   • U

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