forswear
forswear
Definition
for·swear (fôr swer′)
transitive verb -·swore′-swôr′, -·sworn′, -·swear′·ing
- to renounce on oath; promise earnestly to give up
- to deny earnestly or on oath
intransitive verb
to swear falsely; commit perjury
forswear oneself
to swear falsely; perjure oneself
forswear
Synonyms
forswear
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- not: In 1692 40 of the resident MacDonald clan were massacred in cold blood by the Campbells for not forswearing the Jacobite cause.
Browse dictionary entries near forswear
- Forster
- forspent
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- forsook
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- forsake
- fornix
- fornication
- fornicate
- Fornax
- forswear oneself
- forsworn
- forsythia
- fort
- Fort Collins
- Fort-de-France
- Fort Knox
- Fort Lauderdale
- Fort McHenry
- Fort Smith
