adjure

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This is because they not only bestow praise; they also adjure the congratulatee to continue the good work�or else.

From Time Magazine Archive

I adjure you, in the name of the friendship you have up to this moment shown me, to explain yourself clearly.

From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Sue, Eug?ne

Then Caiaphas said—"I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us whether thou be Christ, the Son of God."

From Ludicrous Aspects Of Christianity A Response To The Challenge Of The Bishop Of Manchester by Holyoak, Austin

Then the Syrian would solemnly adjure him, or threaten him if he were obstinate, and so drive him out.

From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)

Jeremiah, I adjure you, Leave me not again.

From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan