1. earnestly urging or commanding someone to do something
Usage: formal
2. solemnly charging someone under oath or penalty
Usage: formal; legal

Examples

• The mother was adjuring her son to tell the truth about what happened.
• The judge was adjuring the witness to speak only facts.
• She kept adjuring him to reconsider his dangerous decision.
• The priest was adjuring the congregation to help the poor.
• He was adjuring his friend to keep the secret safe.
• The lawyer was adjuring the jury to consider all evidence carefully.