adjure

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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

"Give 'em a prayer, parson," said he; "but be brief, I adjure you, for we must up anchor and be off."

From The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR by Leighton, Robert

Well, on the border of the tomb I adjure you not to lose faith in yourselves, for you who prophesy your own fall are the ones who hasten it.

From The Jew by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy

I adjure you, in the name of the friendship you have up to this moment shown me, to explain yourself clearly.

From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Sue, Eug?ne

Exorcise, eks′or-sīz, or eks-or′-, v.t. to adjure by some holy name: to call forth or drive away, as a spirit: to deliver from the influence of an evil spirit.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various