The difference between Abjure and Avoid
When used as verbs, abjure means to renounce upon oath, whereas avoid means to try not to meet or communicate with (a person).
check bellow for the other definitions of Abjure and Avoid
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Abjure as a verb (transitive):
to renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow.
Examples:
"To abjure allegiance to a prince."
"To abjure the realm (''to swear to abandon it forever'')."
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Abjure as a verb (transitive, obsolete, historical):
to cause one to renounce or recant.
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Abjure as a verb (transitive):
to reject with solemnity; to abandon forever; to repudiate; to disclaim.
Examples:
"To abjure errors."
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Abjure as a verb (transitive):
to abstain from; to avoid; to shun.
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Avoid as a verb (transitive):
to try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
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Avoid as a verb:
to keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
Examples:
"I try to avoid the company of gamblers."
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Avoid as a verb:
To try not to do something or to have something happen
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Avoid as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To make empty; to clear.
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Avoid as a verb (transitive, now, _, legal):
To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
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Avoid as a verb (transitive, legal):
To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
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Avoid as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To emit or throw out; to void.
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Avoid as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To leave, evacuate; to leave as empty, to withdraw or come away from.
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Avoid as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To get rid of.
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Avoid as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away.
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Avoid as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To become void or vacant.