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Traditional English :: abjure
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abjulation.html - v.tr. 1 renounce on oath (an opinion, cause, claim, etc.). 2 swear perpetual absence from (one's country etc.). abjuration n. [L abjurare (as AB-, jurare swear)] |
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Traditional English :: abject
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abjulation.html - adj. 1 miserable, wretched. 2 degraded, self-abasing, humble. 3 despicable. abjectly adv. abjectness n. [ME f. L abjectus past part. of abicere (as AB-, jacere throw)] |
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Traditional English :: abjection
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abjulation.html - n.
a state of misery or degradation. [ME f. OF abjection or L abjectio (as ABJECT)] |
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Traditional English :: abjure
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abjulation.html - v.tr. 1 renounce on oath (an opinion, cause, claim, etc.). 2 swear perpetual absence from (one's country etc.). abjuration n. [L abjurare (as AB-, jurare swear)] |
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English Idioms :: abide by
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abjulation.html - {v.} To accept and obey; be willing to follow. * /A basketball player may know he did not foul, but he must abide by the referee's decision./ * /The members agree to abide by the rules of the club./ |
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English Idioms :: about face
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abjulation.html - {n.} A sudden change of course or a decision opposite to what was decided earlier. * /Her decision to become an actress instead of a dentist was an about face from her original plans./ |
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