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adjuration
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of ADJURATION
1
an earnest request <though he was loath to take over the family business, he couldn't refuse his ailing father's adjuration>
Synonyms adjuration, appeal, conjuration, cry, desire, entreaty, petition, pleading, prayer, solicitation, suit, suppliance, supplication
2
an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action <an adjuration to check the facts carefully before publishing the exposé on corruption in the statehouse>
Related Words recommendation, suggestion; hint, pointer, tip; data, feedback, information; answer, solution; advisement, consideration, thought; alarm (also alarum), alert, caution, cautioning, expostulation, forewarning, remonstrance, remonstration, urging, warning; judgment (or judgement), observation, verdict; assistance, briefing, coaching, direction, instruction, mentoring, priming, prompting, teaching, tutoring; interference, kibitzing (also kibbitzing), meddling; moralizing, pontificating, preaching; exhortation, lecture, lesson, sermon, speech
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