adjured

verb

past tense of adjure
1
as in advised
to give advice to adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting

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2
as in instructed
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority by all that is holy, I adjure you to tell us the whereabouts of the missing child

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjured
  1. advised
  2. instructed
  3. warned
  4. told
  5. admonished
  6. ordered
  7. taught
  8. asked
Verb
  • Businesses have been advised to remove their machines before the deadline, and police set up a website for business owners to ask questions.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Bryant advised Van Rootselaar about how to keep her plot a secret by deleting online messages and using virtual private networks, officials said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of advised
Verb
  • The commission also instructed Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to present a plan to end free rides on the Metromover rail line that runs through Miami.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Xuan and Zhang sometimes instructed the nannies to strike the children harder, according to Hochman.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of instructed
Verb
  • DeSantis also warned residents far outside the cone to watch for tornadoes, which can spawn before the core of Isaias moves ashore.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Brendan McDermid | Reuters Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warned on Thursday that stocks face mounting pressure from rising bond yields and the prospect of weaker corporate cash flows, even as earnings continue to grow.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of warned
Verb
  • Others have been buried by the migrants themselves, but they won't be added to the official count until authorities can verify the bodies, Alexandre Coissac, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti, told the Associated Press via the phone.
    — JAMEY KEATEN, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Rahadian says he was drawn to a story of motherhood told through children whose mother was missing from their lives, set in a moment when a person’s citizenship could be taken away suddenly, by force and without warning.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of told
Verb
  • Despite being a point of contention for Prince William and Prince Harry, who’ve publicly admonished him for revealing personal details about Diana for financial gain, this memoir is only one of several royal tell-alls penned by Burrell.
    — Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • All officers were also admonished that improper access of ALPR and other law enforcement systems is grounds for termination, Joseph said.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of admonished
Verb
  • Ribeye, cheeseburger, egg and other food items can be ordered undercooked.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Dishes can also be ordered straight to your lounger if walking the few steps from the pool feels like too much effort.
    — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of ordered
Verb
  • The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.
    — Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of taught
Verb
  • In both examples, no one is being proposed to, asked on a date, or really being asked any kind of question that would require them to respond in an immediate, public way.
    — Vanessa Bohns, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • View gallery - 5 images Agilink, a spin-off of Chinese robotics giant AgiBot, asked Fu Xianghong, a master of traditional Suzhou embroidery, to train its OmniHand 3 Ultra.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of asked
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