adjure

Etymology

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

verb

  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.
    The Rabbis adjured her to endow the young man with his former virility, but she vehemently refused to do so. 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 50

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