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(fôr swer′)

transitive verb forswore , forsworn, forswearing

to renounce on oath; promise earnestly to give up
to deny earnestly or on oath

Origin: ME forswerien < OE forswerian: see for- & swear

intransitive verb

to swear falsely; commit perjury

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also fore·swear

verb for·swore also fore·swore (fôr-swôrˈ, fōr-swōrˈ), for·sworn also fore·sworn (fôr-swôrnˈ, fōr-swōrnˈ), for·swear·ing also fore·swear·ing, for·swears also fore·swears

verb, transitive

a. To renounce or repudiate under oath.
b. To renounce seriously.
To disavow under oath; deny.
To make (oneself) guilty of perjury.

verb, intransitive

To swear falsely; commit perjury.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English forsweren

Origin: , from Old English forswerian

Origin: : for-, wrongly; see for-

Origin: + swerian, to swear; see swear

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