adjures

verb

present tense third-person singular of adjure
1
as in advises
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 instructs
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 adjures
  1. advises
  2. instructs
  3. warns
  4. orders
  5. admonishes
  6. tells
  7. teaches
  8. commands
Verb
  • Meloni's office declined to comment about her wardrobe and who advises her on fashion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Silicon Valley advises the Fed Last month, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh appointed Jones to a task force that will inform how the central bank thinks about AI and its effect on the economy.
    — Matt Peterson,Kate Rooney, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of advises
Verb
  • Circe, the poem’s speaker, instructs the nymphs in a recipe for cooking pork.
    — Bailey Sincox, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Semaglutide’s label instructs discontinuation at least two months before a planned pregnancy.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of instructs
Verb
  • Ramey warns things could get worse, with California still relatively quiet so far but firefighting resources already stretched thin.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Foundation and Plumbing Repairs Delaying repairs to small foundation cracks and plumbing leaks can lead to expensive damage, Mansfield warns.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of warns
Verb
  • In the book, Rhaenyra also orders that Nettles be imprisoned, but Daemon, who is suspected of being Nettles’s lover, lets her escape.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Suddenly powering down after an officer orders you to hand over the device could raise questions about your intent.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of orders
Verb
  • Sinon admonishes his king for failing to properly honor Ithaca’s dead soldiers, contributing to Odysseus’s guilt.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
  • Judge admonishes Musk over social media use Musk is seeking $150 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, one of its largest investors, with proceeds going to OpenAI’s charitable arm.
    — Deepa Seetharaman, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of admonishes
Verb
  • The film tells the story behind the making of the cult classic starring Sylvester Stallone, which won the Academy Award for best picture in 1977.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Where the Tuition Money Actually Goes Sticker price tells you what a college charges.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of tells
Verb
  • The leader of the group, Lydell Henry, told our partners at the Baltimore Banner the fan group had so far raised $13,000 for his group, which teaches wresting and provides after-school support to low income youth.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Some emerge anonymously, like a wall filled with self-portraits left behind by students at the end of the semester at the college where Aguilar teaches; their enhanced interest arises from accumulation and rearrangement.
    — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of teaches
Verb
  • The leader who commands the room, fills every silence, and dominates the conversation seems powerful.
    — Alfonso Cahero, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Despite these strict requirements, the resolution upgrade is notable since Chrome commands nearly half of the US browser market.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of commands
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