abjure
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/əbˈdʒʊr/
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/əbˈdʒʊə(r)/
to formally reject or give up something, like a belief or a habit
The politician abjured his previous views on climate change after new evidence emerged.
这位政治家在新的证据出现后放弃了他之前对气候变化的看法。