verb
adjure
uh-JOOR/əˈdʒʊr/
To solemnly urge someone to do something.
The woman adjures the reluctant resident to leave the flood-threatened home.
Etymology
The oath-taking root gives this appeal its solemn force: to adjure people originally meant to bind or charge them by an oath, rather than merely ask.
In context
and the high priest answered and said unto him i adjure thee by the living god
More examples
- She adjured him to tell the complete truth.
- I adjure you to consider the consequences before you act.
- The speaker kept adjuring the audience to remember their duty.
Forms
adjure · adjures · adjured · adjuring