adjure

UK: /əˈdʒʊə/ US: (ə jŏŏr′)

Inflections of 'adjure' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

adjures

v 3rd person singular

adjuring

v pres p

adjured

v past

adjured

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ad•jure  (ə jŏŏr′), v.t., -jured, -jur•ing. 

1. to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty.
2. to entreat or request earnestly or solemnly.

• Latin adjūrāre. See ad-, jury
• 1350–1400; Middle English

ad•jur•a•to•ry  (ə jŏŏr′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē), adj.  ad•jur′er, ad•ju′ror, n. 

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adjure / əˈdʒʊə/ verb (transitive)

1. to command, often by exacting an oath; charge
2. to appeal earnestly to

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin adjūrāre to swear to, from ad- to + jūrāre to swear, from jūs oath

adjuration / ˌædʒʊəˈreɪʃən/ noun

adˈjuratory adjective

adˈjurer, adˈjuror noun