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forswear definition

for·swear (fôr swer′)

transitive verb forswore -·swore′ (-swôr′), forsworn -·sworn′, forswearing -·swear′·ing

  1. to renounce on oath; promise earnestly to give up
  2. to deny earnestly or on oath

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

intransitive verb

to swear falsely; commit perjury
forswear Idioms

forswear oneself

to swear falsely; perjure oneself

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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