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Search phrase: abjure

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
King LearKL II.iv.203No, rather I abjure all roofs and chooseNo, rather I abiure all roofes, and chuse
MacbethMac IV.iii.123Unspeak mine own detraction, here abjureVnspeake mine owne detraction. Heere abiure
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.65Either to die the death, or to abjureEither to dye the death, or to abiure
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.i.33As Ovid be an outcast quite abjured.As Ouid; be an out-cast quite abiur'd:
The TempestTem V.i.51I here abjure, and when I have requiredI heere abiure: and when I haue requir'd
Twelfth NightTN I.ii.40They say, she hath abjured the sight(They say) she hath abiur'd the sight

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Glossary

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abjureswear to abandon, solemnly reject
swearrenounce, abjure, abandon
unswearabjure, retract, repudiate

Thesaurus

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abjureunswear
abjureswear

Themes and Topics

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Abbreviations...ospero alone] this rough magic / i here abjure  the ‘himself/herself’ convention in s...
... a quotation this rough magic / i here abjure marks omitted words in a quot...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ABJUREBASICsee JURY
JURYSPEECHabjure v

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