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
Monsieur, I implore you, I adjure you, to open this letter.
From The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence by Sue, Eug?ne
"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
To "adjure" was to call upon a person to speak the truth in the Name of God.
From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary
"I adjure you to consider what you are saying, and the possible consequences of such a promise!"
From Too Rich A Romance by Streckfuss, Adolph
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