v. t.
v. i. To renounce on oath. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Renunciation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who abjures. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho. Josh. vi. 26. [ 1913 Webster ]
The high priest . . . said . . . I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ. Matt. xxvi. 63. [ 1913 Webster ]
The commissioners adjured them not to let pass so favorable an opportunity of securing their liberties. Marshall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who adjures. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
I conjure you, let him know,
Whate'er was done against him, Cato did it. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To combine together by an oath; to conspire; to confederate. [ A Latinism ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Drew after him the third part of Heaven's sons
Conjured against the Highest. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To affect or effect by conjuration; to call forth or send away by magic arts; to excite or alter, as if by magic or by the aid of supernatural powers. [ 1913 Webster ]
The habitation which your prophet . . . conjured the devil into. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To conjure up,
v. i. To practice magical arts; to use the tricks of a conjurer; to juggle; to charm. [ 1913 Webster ]
She conjures; away with her. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Serious injunction; solemn demand or entreaty. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Dealing with witches and with conjurers. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
From the account the loser brings,
The conjurer knows who stole the things. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ [ L. ] By right; of right; by law; -- often opposed to
v. t.
When have I injured thee? when done thee wrong? Shak.
adj.
n. One who injures or wrongs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish; -- called also
v. t.
Want will perjure
The ne'er-touched vestal. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
And with a virgin innocence did pray
For me, that perjured her. J. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. perjurus: cf. OF. parjur, F. parjure. ] A perjured person. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Guilty of perjury; having sworn falsely; forsworn. Shak. “Perjured persons.” 1 Tim. i. 10. “Their perjured oath.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who is guilty of perjury; one who perjures or forswears, in any sense. [ 1913 Webster ]