adjure
pronunciation
How to pronounce adjure in British English:
UK [əˈdʒʊə(r)]
How to pronounce adjure in American English:
US [əˈdʒʊr]
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- Verb:
- ask for or request earnestly
- command solemnly
Word Origin
- adjure (v.)
- late 14c., "to bind by oath; to question under oath," from Latin adiurare "confirm by oath, add an oath, to swear to in addition," in Late Latin "to put (someone) to an oath," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + iurare "swear," from ius (genitive iuris) "law" (see jurist). Related: Adjured; adjuring.
Example
- 1. I adjure thee by god , torment me not .
- 2. I adjure you by god , that you torment me not .
- 3. I adjure you to spare him .
- 4. I adjure thee by god , that thou torment me not .
- 5. I adjure you by god , do not torment me !