adjure

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb ask for or request earnestly
  2. verb command solemnly

Etymology

From Middle English adjuren, from Latin adiūrō (“beg earnestly”), from ad- (“near, at; towards, to”)' + iūrō (“swear by oath”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

bid, beseech, entreat, press, conjure

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