ADJURES Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

adjures

verb

present tense third-person singular of adjure

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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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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Albana Vrioni, advises growth-stage companies on governance, investor relations, and transformation.

— Albana Vrioni, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Some investors may be tempted to shift entirely away from bonds to cash, but McCarron advises against it since cash doesn't beat inflation.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of advises

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Sampson orders Springfield, his security man, to find that same chemist Reacher is seeking and thus to find Reacher.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
But some orders commissioning justices of the peace, though signed by Adams and sealed by his Secretary of State, went undelivered.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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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

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Harper teaches oral communication and journalism at White Hall High School, and is working to launch the school's first journalism program and newspaper.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
His wife was a substitute teacher and his daughter teaches in the district.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of teaches

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Nuclear power currently commands more political attention, more corporate investment and more technological hype than at any point in at least three decades.

— Interesting Engineering, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
This coffee table designed by Athena Calderone commands attention with its sculptural block design and almost five-inch-thick travertine top.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026

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