Synonyms

forswear

American

[fawr-swair] / fɔrˈswɛər /

Also foreswear

verb (used with object)

forswore, forsworn, forswearing

to reject or renounce under oath.

to forswear an injurious habit.

Synonyms:

abandon, forsake, forgo, relinquish, abjure
to deny vehemently or under oath.
to perjure (oneself ).

verb (used without object)

forswore, forsworn, forswearing

to swear falsely; commit perjury.

forswear British

/ fɔːˈswɛə /

verb

(tr) to reject or renounce with determination or as upon oath
(tr) to deny or disavow absolutely or upon oath

he forswore any knowledge of the crime
to perjure (oneself)

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Other Word Forms

forswearer noun

Etymology

Origin of forswear

First recorded before 900; Middle English forsweren, Old English forswerian; for-, swear

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