adjure
Example Sentences
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This is because they not only bestow praise; they also adjure the congratulatee to continue the good work�or else.
From Time Magazine Archive
And they said, "We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth" to come out of this man.
From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary
I adjure you not to believe in that man.
From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by J?kai, M?r
I adjure you, by all which a man of honour holds most sacred, to quit England the moment your health will allow you to sail.
From Leonora by Edgeworth, Maria
I solemnly adjure you to drop this idea.
From The Red Room by Strindberg, August
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