Noah Webster
Abjure
ABJU'RE, verb transitive [Latin abjuro, to deny upon oath, from ab and juro, to swear.]
1. To renounce upon oath; to abandon; as to abjure allegiance to a prince.
2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to reject; as to abjure errors; abjure reason.
3. To recant or retract.
4. To banish. [Not used.]