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Adjure

To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly.

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Burden 76% connected

That which is borne or carried; a load.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Charge 76% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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Plead 76% connected

of Plead

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Saddle 76% connected

A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, a…

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Adjuration 74% connected

The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Adjuration 74% connected

The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.

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Adjuratory 74% connected

Containing an adjuration.

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Adjuratory 74% connected

Containing an adjuration.

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Synonym 5

Beseech 92% connected

To ask or entreat with urgency; to supplicate; to implore.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bid 92% connected

of Bid

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Conjure 92% connected

To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to implore earnestly; to adjure.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Entreat 92% connected

To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Press 92% connected

An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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