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adjure

verb/əˈdʒʊr/

to command solemnly or earnestly

The teacher adjured the students to study hard for their exams.

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word origin — from Old French 'adjurer', from Latin 'adjurare', meaning 'to swear to' or 'to entreat solemnly'