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adjure verb administer an oath, affirm, appeal to, ask, attest, beseech, bid, bind, call, charge, command, declare, enjoin, entreat, enunciate, exhort, express, formulate, implore, imprecate, petition, plead, pray, press, pressure, promise, pronounce, request, set down, solicit, state, swear, swear by, swear in, take a pledge, take oath on, urge, witness to See also: adduce, attest, bear, call, command, direct, exhort, importune, motivate, order, petition, pray, press, pressure, promise, request, swear, urge, vow How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Rather, Jesus adjures them to seek a heavenly treasure that,
although it cannot be grasped or understood by the usual human standards
of success, is nonetheless indestructible. Each time Baby Suggs adjures Sethe to
"lay down [her] sword," Morrison reveals how the characters
pick up a song and use it as a shield to defend and affirm their
humanity. While organizations such as the
Sierra Club advocate for the living species who are our neighbors, the
human responsibility adjures to us. |
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