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 speak to thee, the sophist, the talker-down Of scorn by scorn, the sinner against gods, The reverencer of men, the thief of fire,— I speak to thee and adjure thee!
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
A secret, Albert," she replied, with much solemnity,--"a profound secret, which I adjure you not to reveal.
From The Alpine Fay A Romance by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
Lord King, I adjure thee, open the gates, open thy heart.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan
“Petrovitch, I adjure you!” said Akaki Akakievitch in an imploring tone, no longer hearing nor wishing to hear the tailor's words, “try to make this cloak last me a little longer.”
From The Mantle and Other Stories by Gogol, Nikolai Vasilievich
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