ab
jure
Third Person
abjures
Present Participle
abjuring
Past Tense
abjured
Past Participle
abjured
1
to give up or reject a belief, claim, or practice through formal or public declaration
- She publicly abjured her former affiliations in a statement.
- They had abjured their earlier support for the policy once they saw the evidence.
- Faced with new facts, he was abjuring his previous stance on the issue.
- The politician abjured all ties to the controversial organization.
- They had been abjuring the harmful practices before adopting a new approach.