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forswear (verb)

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  • forswear — ► VERB (past forswore; past part. forsworn) formal 1) agree to give up or do without. 2) (forswear oneself/be forsworn) commit perjury …   English terms dictionary

  • forswear — for·swear /fōr swar/ vb swore / swōr/, sworn, / swōrn/, swear·ing vt 1: to reject, renounce, or deny under oath 2: to renounce earnestly vi: to swear falsely: commit false swearing …   Law dictionary

  • forswear — verb (past forswore; past participle forsworn) formal 1》 agree to give up or do without. 2》 (forswear oneself/be forsworn) archaic commit perjury. Origin OE forswerian (see for , swear) …   English new terms dictionary

  • forswear — verb a) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath. b) To commit perjury …   Wiktionary

  • forswear — verb past tense forswore past participle forsworn (T) literary to stop doing something or promise that you will stop doing something: a monk forswearing all possessions …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • forswear — verb, formal we are formally forswearing the use of chemical weapons Syn: renounce, relinquish, reject, forgo, disavow, abandon, deny, repudiate, give up, wash one s hands of; eschew, abstain from, refrain from; informal kick, pack in, quit …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • forswear — UK [fɔː(r)ˈsweə(r)] / US [fɔrˈswer] verb [transitive] Word forms forswear : present tense I/you/we/they forswear he/she/it forswears present participle forswearing past tense forswore UK [fɔː(r)ˈswɔː(r)] / US [fɔrˈswɔr] past participle forsworn… …   English dictionary

  • forswear — [[t]fɔː(r)swe͟ə(r)[/t]] forswears, forswearing, forswore, forsworn VERB If you forswear something, you promise that you will stop doing it, having it, or using it. [FORMAL or LITERARY] [V n] The party was offered a share of government if it… …   English dictionary

  • forswear — also foreswear verb (forswore; forsworn; swearing) Etymology: Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian, from for + swerian to swear Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • forswear — [c]/fɔˈswɛə / (say faw swair) verb (forswore, forsworn, forswearing) –verb (t) 1. to reject or renounce upon oath or with protestations. 2. to deny upon oath or with strong asseveration. 3. to perjure (oneself). –verb (i) 4. to swear falsely;… …  

  • forswear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. deny, abjure; commit perjury. See negation, falsehood. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. abjure, renounce, repudiate, retract; see abandon 1 , deny . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. renounce, disavow, deny,… …   English dictionary for students

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