abjure
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure - He retracted his earlier statements about his religion - She abjured her beliefs • Syn: recant, forswear, retract, resile • Derivationally related forms: retraction (for: retract), forswearing (for: forswear), recantation (for: recant), abjuration, abjurer • Hypernyms: disown, renounce, repudiate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s something
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