adjured

verb

Definition of adjurednext
past tense of adjure
1
as in advised
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 instructed
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 Synonyms for adjured
  1. advised
  2. instructed
  3. warned
  4. told
  5. admonished
  6. taught
  7. commanded
  8. asked
Verb
  • Residents are also advised not to follow behind people who have fallen into the ice, the chief said.
    Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • People who have tummy tucks, for example, are advised to stay hunched over for two weeks after their procedures while the skin heals.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of advised
Verb
  • Prosecutors claimed Bateman instructed his followers from jail to kidnap the girls and transport them over state lines.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutors claimed that Bateman instructed his followers to kidnap several girls, taken from his home and placed in group homes by the the Department of Child Services, and transport them over state lines.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of instructed
Verb
  • Health officials in California's Marin County said the child experienced fever and vomiting after drinking the unpasteurized milk and warned others against consuming any raw milk products.
    Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the United States warned that Russia may be poised to launch its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic Oreshnik missile against Ukraine again soon.
    Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of warned
Verb
  • The Salt Lake County Jail told Newsweek Murray was released on Tuesday.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This startling documentary by Chris Smith (‘Fyre,’ ‘100 Foot Wave’) is told through intimate access to Bryan Johnson, a man who has dedicated his life to defy aging.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of told
Verb
  • Sufficiently admonished, we’re set loose from the veranda of the Four Seasons Scottsdale and into the foothills of the Sonoran Desert.
    Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Explore the section Most recently, the California Coastal Commission has repeatedly admonished the company for performing unauthorized work on the pipeline in an attempt to ready the equipment for transporting oil.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of admonished
Verb
  • Those who knew Levin are remembering the beloved former educator, who taught at Absegami High School in Galloway Township.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • These strategies are now unremarkable enough to be taught to kids in schools.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of taught
Verb
  • The large warehouse was reportedly located at the headquarters of a military division near Damascus that was commanded by Assad’s brother Maher.
    Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For reference, Fallout commanded more than 65M viewers within 16 days of viewing, while Rings of Power Season 2 hit the 40M mark in 11 days.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of commanded
Verb
  • More than a dozen Republicans asked House Speaker Mike Johnson not to gut incentives in the IRA that are benefitting red states.
    Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Oregon State Police asked the Coast Guard for help when the woman went missing Friday evening.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of asked
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