What's the difference between adjure and halse?

Adjure


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly.

Example Sentences:

Halse


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet.
  • (v. t.) To adjure; to beseech; to entreat.
  • (v. t.) To haul; to hoist.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Jim McDermott Woodford Halse, Northamptonshire • The last Labour government broadly asked the right questions about our constitution.
  • (2) Facebook Twitter Pinterest A typical view of a Northamptonshire field through which HS2 will pass, near Halse Copse.