abjure
v.
renounce upon oath; deny
abjure
Verb
1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
(synonym) recant, forswear, retract, resile
(hypernym) renounce, repudiate
(derivation) retraction, abjuration, recantation
Abjuring
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Abjure
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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RITRATTANDO. ABIURANDO. RIPUDIANDO. SCONFESSANDO