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.
這位政治家在新的證據出現後放棄了他之前對氣候變化的觀點。