🙏adjure

verb
/əˈdʒʊər/

Meaning

to urge or command someone solemnly, often under oath or a strong sense of duty

Example Sentences

The witness was adjured to tell the truth in court.

Synonyms

urge, implore, command, beseech, entreat

Antonyms

ignore, dismiss, neglect

Collocations

adjure someone, solemnly adjure, adjure to speak, adjure under oath

Related Vocabularies

to show respect; to keep a promise
to have a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things
to cause pain, suffering, or distress to someone or something
to shock or surprise someone greatly; to knock someone unconscious or dazed
to discontinue a session of a parliament or assembly without dissolving it
to close something, especially a door or window

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