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Abjured vs Beguiled - What's the difference?

abjured | beguiled |

As verbs the difference between abjured and beguiled

is that abjured is (abjure) while beguiled is (beguile).

abjured

English

Verb

(head)
  • (abjure)

  • 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

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    beguiled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (beguile)

  • beguile

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Verb

    (beguil)
  • To deceive or delude (using guile).
  • * , II, II, 102.
  • I know, sir, I am no flatterer: he that beguiled you, in a plain accent, was a plain knave.
  • To charm, delight or captivate.
  • * 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston
  • I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.

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