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abjure

Abjure means to take back something, especially when you have to take it back formally or by some specific process. (verb)

An example of the word abjure is when a confession is given but then later rescinded.

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See abjure in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See abjure in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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