1
as in to advise
to give advice to
adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting
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2
as in to instruct
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
by all that is holy, I adjure you to tell us the whereabouts of the missing child
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Recent Examples of adjure
Despite the song’s topic, the music is joyful, light, as Carlito adjures Maya in Lingala, the language of Kinshasa and its environs:
Listen to a voice calling you in the middle of the night.
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Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 26 June 2019
And Congress is adjured by the Fourteenth Amendment to enforce it against the states.
—WSJ, 25 May 2018
Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 26 June 2019
And Congress is adjured by the Fourteenth Amendment to enforce it against the states.
—WSJ, 25 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjure
Verb
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In his seven years at the firm, Carr litigated appeals of FCC orders and advised clients on how to gain FCC approval.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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In March, the FDA—advised by VRBPAC—finalizes which strains American vaccine makers will include.—
Richard Hughes IV,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Mar. 2025
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My thought was interrupted when Bayes instructed us to laugh very hard.—
Priscilla Posada,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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Students were later allowed back into their halls of residence, but were instructed to avoid the university's Engineering Key area.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Education and health experts warn that, ultimately, this could harm patient care.—
Annie Sciacca,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Mar. 2025
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Retailers are sounding the alarm Executives at America’s retail stores have recently warned of consumers feeling stretched and becoming cautious of their spending.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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The coroner also told ABC 27 that the fetus would not have survived outside of the womb.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The male also told the dispatcher that the woman was not breathing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Veterinarians work hard to become DVMs, and they’ve been taught to interpret symptoms and get to the proper diagnosis.—
Massimiliano Melis,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Both are always teaching and providing value to their audiences.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trump has also ordered the release of government documents on the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Some of those judges have ordered the Trump administration to put its plans on hold while legal proceedings move forward, sparking condemnations from the president's allies and threats of impeachment.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Initiatives like right to counsel and securing thousands of new affordable housing units across Manhattan demonstrate my ability to deliver tangible results.—
Mark Levine,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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But people don’t have a right to counsel in deportation proceedings.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Johnson-Roberson says for all the incredible skills displayed by chatbots, the task they're asked to do is relatively simple — look at what a human user types and then try to predict the next words that user wants to see.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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Ivy Nile Chad Gable hit the ring in a full suit and Michael Cole, who still believes Chad Gable was under the Lucha mask last week, asked Gable where his Lucha mask was.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Adjure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjure. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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