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Abjure vs Forgo - What's the difference?

abjure | forgo |

As a verb abjure

is .

As an adjective forgo is

turning, revolving, rotating, whirling, circulating.

As a noun forgo is

joint.

abjure

English

Verb

(abjur)
  • To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.
  • To abjure allegiance to a prince.
    To abjure the realm (to swear to abandon it forever).
  • (transitive, obsolete, historical) To cause one to renounce or recant.
  • To reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim.
  • To abjure errors.
  • * 1610 , , act 5 scene 1
  • But this rough magic I here abjure [...]
  • To abstain from; to avoid; to shun.
  • Synonyms

    * renounce

    References

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    forgo

    English

    Alternative forms

    * forego

    Verb

  • To let pass, to leave alone
  • To do without, to abandon
  • The only way to avoid shame is to forgo acting shamefully.
  • To refrain from, to abstain from, to pass up, to withgo.
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