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adjure meaning in Sanskrit

शप् śap

UK/əˈd͡ʒʊə//əˈd͡ʒʊ(ə)ɹ/

adjure in Sanskrit: शप् (śap). In English, adjure means to formally command or request (someone) to do something, either in the name of a deity, or to suffer a curse or punishment if they do not comply; to bind (someone) under oath; to charge.

Sanskrit words for adjure

to adjure, conjure, exorcise
शप् śap

English meaning of adjure

  1. verb To formally command or request (someone) to do something, either in the name of a deity, or to suffer a curse or punishment if they do not comply; to bind (someone) under oath; to charge.
  2. verb To earnestly advise or urge (someone); to exhort.
  3. verb To earnestly appeal to (someone, or a deity); to entreat, to implore.
  4. verb To summon (the Devil or an evil spirit); to invoke; also, to exorcize (the Devil or an evil spirit).

Full definition of adjure

adjure in a sentence

  • Party members are adjured to promote awareness of this problem.

Synonyms of adjure

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Questions about adjure in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of adjure in Sanskrit?
Adjure in Sanskrit is शप् (śap).
adjure इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Adjure: शप् (śap).
What does adjure mean in English?
Adjure means to formally command or request (someone) to do something, either in the name of a deity, or to suffer a curse or punishment if they do not comply; to bind (someone) under oath; to charge.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “adjure”: शप्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: adjure (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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