adjuring

verb

present participle of adjure
1
as in advising
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 instructing
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 adjuring
  1. advising
  2. instructing
  3. warning
  4. telling
  5. teaching
  6. ordering
  7. admonishing
  8. commanding
Verb
  • The councilmember then called out Bass for working with a communications consultant who was simultaneously advising her and Lineage, the company whose warehouse burned in Boyle Heights in June.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Crossing guards are advising students on e-bikes who were unaware of the new rule to check in at the office.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of advising
Verb
  • Investigators located an email sent from Bailey instructing Roell to change his name to successfully pass background checks to be hired in Forney, Raybould said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The country's National Development and Reform Commission issued its decision in April, instructing the parties to withdraw the transaction.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of instructing
Verb
  • Netanyahu brands Erdogan an ‘antisemitic tyrant’ Netanyahu and Katz have pushed back on the political motivation narrative, warning instead of an impending Turkish footprint in Syria.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Upon reflection, Alter said his only regret was not warning players in advance.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of warning
Verb
  • Kronengold and Shaw decided to have some fun with Rao by telling the cast that Amita would have to spend several weekends alone in her trailer with the opossum.
    — Emily Gould, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But away from the sporting arena, the five-day games reveal something telling about why China's winning this technology race.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of telling
Verb
  • Moore, a 47-year-old elementary school teacher, had spent most of his career teaching children around Summer’s age.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Rockefeller had been the bride’s employer and her husband’s friend and political ally for years, and had introduced them at Harvard, where Henry Kissinger was teaching and Maginnes became one of his students.
    — Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of teaching
Verb
  • My family got a slow start most days, ordering in-room breakfast and enjoying the gorgeous view from our balcony.
    — Nicole Chung, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • His wife, Tesse, was in the kitchen cooking lunch for a Metro worker ordering take-out.
    — Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of ordering
Verb
  • Regardless, this issue could have resolved if the Giants had issued a statement straight away either defending their players’ First Amendment right to express their views or admonishing them for violating the term of the CBA.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • In the viral video after the shooting, neighbors can be heard angrily admonishing officers for killing the dog.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Definition of admonishing
Verb
  • The Astros scored three in the first, one in the second, and two more in the fourth to take what seemed to be a commanding 6-0 lead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Comedy is a leading category across international markets as well, ranking at the top in countries like Germany and commanding massive shares in the UK.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of commanding
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“Adjuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjuring. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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