forswear
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forswears, 3rd person singular present; forswore, past tense; forswearing, present participle; forsworn, past participle;
/fôrˈswe(ə)r/,
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forswears, 3rd person singular present; forswore, past tense; forswearing, present participle; forsworn, past participle;
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Agree to give up or do without (something)
- - he would never forswear the religion of his people
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Swear falsely; commit perjury
- - I swore that I would lead us safely home and I do not mean to be forsworn
Web Definitions:
- abjure: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
- (forswearing) renunciation: the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
- Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the willful act of swearing a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding. ...
- To renounce or deny something, especially under oath; To commit perjury
- In CRIMINAL LAW, to make oath to that which the deponent knows to be untrue. This term is wider in its scope than perjury, for the latter, as a technical term, includes the idea of the oath being taken before a competent court or officer and relating to a material issue, which is not implied by ...
- Reject or to renounce with great emphasis.