1. To command or to charge solemnly, often under oath or penalty: "The judge adjured the defendant to answer truthfully."
2. To appeal to earnestly: "I adjure you to finish your term paper before the end of the weekend."
3. To charge, to bind, or to command earnestly and solemnly, often under oath or the threat of a penalty: "Her doctor adjures her to go to the special therapist, or if she doesn't, she will suffer greater pain in her back."
4. To entreat or to request earnestly or solemnly: "The pianist was adjuring the members of the orchestra to go to one more practice session."