adjure meaning

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adjure (verb): ask for or request earnestly.

adjure has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

adjure as a verb

  1. ask for or request earnestly
    • The prophet bid all people to become good persons

    Synonyms: bid, beseech, entreat, press, conjure

    Type of: plead

    Related forms: adjuratory, adjuration

  2. command solemnly

    Type of: charge

    Related forms: adjuratory, adjuration

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AD · words ending in RE · 6-letter words

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