The act of solemnly commanding or urgently requesting someone to do something, often in a serious or sacred manner.
Present participle of 'adjure,' maintaining the Latin root 'adjurare.' The -ing form emphasizes the ongoing action of making solemn requests or oaths.
Shakespeare loved the word 'adjuring'—characters would adjure each other by all that's holy when they needed to convince someone something was desperately important, creating dramatic tension through the sheer weight of the language.
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