adjures

verb

Definition of adjuresnext
present tense third-person singular of adjure
1
as in advises
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 instructs
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 adjures
  1. advises
  2. instructs
  3. warns
  4. tells
  5. teaches
  6. commands
  7. asks
Verb
  • Keighley advises entrepreneurs to focus on solutions that do not rely heavily on government incentives.
    Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Named after Gemini because the meteors seem to emerge — or radiate from — the same area in the sky as the constellation, NASA advises stargazers to look to Gemini and elsewhere to get the best views.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of advises
Verb
  • Alice is sent to the technician room, where the head technician instructs an employee to clean the bot so nobody can find out about the chaos the sim's malfunction created.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Each face of the dreidel instructs a player to add gelt to the pot or take it from the pot.
    Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of instructs
Verb
  • Four to nine inches with possible wind gusts of 35 miles per hour could produce drifting snow, the NWS warns.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Robinson again warns her off, firmly telling her no, but Bella continues whimpering, stamping her feet, and—for good measure—licking her lips.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of warns
Verb
  • In the film, an unnamed bearded fellow at a bar, clearly meant to be Dave Van Ronk, tells him that Guthrie is at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris Plains, New Jersey.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Then, assess what the metric tells you to determine where changes would best be applied.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of tells
Verb
  • This one teaches the art of coercion.
    Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Ethan Bernstein is a professor at the Harvard Business School, Michael Horn teaches at Harvard and is co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute, and Robert Moesta is an innovator, professor, and research fellow at the Christensen Institute.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of teaches
Verb
  • As Marley, Shropshire commands fear and awe.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Despite its apparent conflicts with Brady’s persona, the watch is known as an ultimate collector’s item in the Rolex sphere and often commands top dollar at auctions.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of commands
Verb
  • Posen asks, before answering his own question.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Posen asks, about the task ahead of him, before answering his own question.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of asks
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