verb
- to command or urge solemnly and earnestly, often under oath or penalty
- to appeal to or request earnestly
Usage: formal
Usage: formal
Examples
- The judge adjured the witness to tell the truth.
- I adjure you to consider the consequences of your actions.
- The priest adjured the congregation to live righteously.
- She adjured him by all that was sacred to help her.
- The lawyer adjured the jury to weigh the evidence carefully.
- He adjured his followers to remain faithful to their cause.