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to forswear oneself

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  • forswear oneself — To swear falsely • • • Main Entry: ↑forswear …   Useful english dictionary

  • forswear oneself/be forsworn — archaic commit perjury. → forswear …   English new terms dictionary

  • forswear oneself — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. perjure oneself, swear falsely, bear false witness; see lie 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • forswear — [fôr swer′] vt. forswore [fôr′swôr′] forsworn, forswearing [ME forswerien < OE forswerian: see FOR & SWEAR] 1. to renounce on oath; promise earnestly to give up 2. to deny earnestly or on oath vi. to swear falsely; commit perjury …   English World dictionary

  • 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 — v.tr. (past forswore; past part. forsworn) 1 abjure; renounce on oath. 2 (as forsworn adj.) perjured. Phrases and idioms: forswear oneself swear falsely; perjure oneself. Etymology: OE forswerian (as FOR , SWEAR) …   Useful english 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 — 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 — forswearer, n. /fawr swair /, v., forswore, forsworn, forswearing. v.t. 1. to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit. 2. to deny vehemently or under oath. 3. to perjure (oneself). v.i. 4. to swear falsely; commit perjury.… …   Universalium

  • forswear — for•swear [[t]fɔrˈswɛər[/t]] v. swore, sworn, swearing 1) to renounce under oath; abjure: to forswear one s sinful ways[/ex] 2) to deny vehemently or under oath 3) to perjure (oneself) 4) to swear falsely; commit perjury • Etymology: bef. 900… …   From formal English to slang

  • 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

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