abjure

/ab-JOOR/verb

to solemnly renounce a belief or claim

The exile abjured his citizenship at the border post.
Synonyms
renounce, forswear, repudiate
Antonyms
embrace, espouse
Memory hook
ab (away) + jure (swear): swear it away.

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