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Exact Match:

abjure

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

Synonyms:

• abandon,
• abdicate,
• acknowledge defeat,
• assert the contrary,
• back down,
• back out,
• backwater,
• belie,
• brush aside,
• cease,
• cede,
• chuck,
• chuck out,
• climb down,
• come off,
• contemn,
• contest,
• contradict,
• contravene,
• controvert,
• counter,
• crawfish out,
• cross,
• cry quits,
• cut out,
• decline,
• deny,
• desert,
• desist,
• desist from,
• despise,
• disaffirm,
• disallow,
• disapprove,
• disavow,
• discard,
• disclaim,
• discontinue,
• discount,
• disdain,
• disgorge,
• dismiss,
• disown,
• dispense with,
• dispose of,
• disprove,
• dispute,
• disregard,
• disuse,
• do without,
• drop,
• dump,
• eat crow,
• eat humble pie,
• except,
• exclude,
• forgo,
• forsake,
• forswear,
• gainsay,
• get along without,
• get rid of,
• give away,
• give over,
• give up,
• hand over,
• have done with,
• ignore,
• impugn,
• join issue upon,
• kiss good-bye,
• lay down,
• leave off,
• let go,
• make a sacrifice,
• nol-pros,
• not accept,
• not admit,
• not pursue with,
• nullify,
• oppose,
• palinode,
• part with,
• pass by,
• pass up,
• push aside,
• put behind one,
• quit,
• quitclaim,
• rebuff,
• recall,
• recant,
• refuse,
• refuse to admit,
• refuse to consider,
• refute,
• reject,
• relinquish,
• render up,
• renege,
• renounce,
• repel,
• repudiate,
• repulse,
• resign,
• retract,
• revoke,
• sacrifice,
• scout,
• shove away,
• spare,
• spurn,
• stop,
• surrender,
• swallow,
• swear off,
• take back,
• take issue with,
• throw away,
• throw out,
• throw up,
• turn away,
• turn out,
• unsay,
• vacate,
• waive,
• withdraw,
• yield