abjuring

Definitions

The act of solemnly renouncing, repudiating, or retracting a belief, cause, or claim.

The act of rejecting or avoiding something, especially under oath or pressure.

Examples

The king spent his final years abjuring the violent policies that had defined his early reign.

By abjuring his former radical beliefs, the politician hoped to appeal to a more moderate base of voters.

She stood before the council, solemnly abjuring the secret society she had once served with such devotion.

Synonyms

renouncing forswearing recanting repudiating retracting disavowing relinquishing

Antonyms

embracing adopting espousing upholding maintaining affirming asserting