verb (used with object), ad·jured, ad·jur·ing.
- to charge, bind, or command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty.
- to entreat or request earnestly or solemnly.
verb (tr)
- to command, often by exacting an oath; charge
- to appeal earnestly to
late 14c., “to bind by oath; to question under oath,” from Latin adiurare “confirm by oath, add an oath, to swear to in addition,” in Late Latin “to put (someone) to an oath,” from ad- “to” (see ad-) + iurare “swear,” from ius (genitive iuris) “law” (see jurist). Related: Adjured; adjuring.