different between adjure vs adjurer

English

Etymology

From Middle English adjuren, from Latin adi?r? (“beg earnestly”), from ad- (“near, at; towards, to”)' + i?r? (“swear by oath”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?d???/, /?d?d???/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æd?d???/, /?d?d???/
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Verb

adjure (third-person singular simple present adjures, present participle adjuring, simple past and past participle adjured)

1. (transitive, often law) To issue a formal command.
2. (transitive) To earnestly appeal to or advise; to charge solemnly.

   Party members are adjured to promote awareness of this problem.

Related terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: adjurent, adjures

Verb

adjure

1. first-person singular present indicative of adjurer
2. third-person singular present indicative of adjurer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of adjurer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of adjurer
5. second-person singular imperative of adjurer

English

Alternative forms

• adjuror

Etymology

adjure +? -er

Noun

adjurer (plural adjurers)

1. One who adjures.

French

Etymology

From Latin adiuro

Verb

adjurer

1. to implore

Conjugation

Further reading

• “adjurer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).