Abjure

Verb

 * 1)  To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.
 * 2)  To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate.
 * To abjure errors.
 * 1) * But this rough magic I here abjure. - Shakespeare, Tempest, V,i

Synonyms

 * renounce

Thesaurus
abandon; abdicate; acknowledge defeat; assert the contrary; back down; back out; backwater; belie; brush aside; cease; cede; chuck; chuck out; climb down; come off; contemn; contest; contradict; contravene; controvert; counter; crawfish out; cross; cry quits; cut out; decline; deny; desert; desist; desist from; despise; disaffirm; disallow; disapprove; disavow; discard; disclaim; discontinue; discount; disdain; disgorge; dismiss; disown; dispense with; dispose of; disprove; dispute; disregard; disuse; do without; drop; dump; eat crow; eat humble pie; except; exclude; forgo; forsake; forswear; gainsay; get along without; get rid of; give away; give over; give up; hand over; have done with; ignore; impugn; join issue upon; kiss good-bye; lay down; leave off; let go; make a sacrifice; nol-pros; not accept; not admit; not pursue with; nullify; oppose; palinode; part with; pass by; pass up; push aside; put behind one; quit; quitclaim; rebuff; recall; recant; refuse; refuse to admit; refuse to consider; refute; reject; relinquish; render up; renege; renounce; repel; repudiate; repulse; resign; retract; revoke; sacrifice; scout; shove away; spare; spurn; stop; surrender; swallow; swear off; take back; take issue with; throw away; throw out; throw up; turn away; turn out; unsay; vacate; waive; withdraw; yield