abjuring
v. C1 Advanced ab·jur·ing
v. to officially give up a belief, a job, or a right. It is a formal way to say you are no longer part of something.
v. to formally renounce or reject a belief, office, or right. Often used in legal or religious contexts to describe a public declaration of abandonment.
The former president abjuring his title after leaving office.
The witness was asked to abjure any previous statements that contradicted the new evidence.
By abjuring the old doctrines, the reformers sought to establish a new moral framework that aligned with their modern scientific discoveries.