forswear
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verb (used with object)
1.
to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit.
2.
to deny vehemently or under oath.
3.
to perjure (oneself).
verb (used without object)
4.
to swear falsely; commit perjury.
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| —vb , -swears, -swearing, -swore, -sworn | |
| 1. | (tr) to reject or renounce with determination or as upon oath |
| 2. | (tr) to deny or disavow absolutely or upon oath: he forswore any knowledge of the crime |
| 3. | to perjure (oneself) |
| [Old English forswearian] | |
| for'swearer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
forswear
O.E. forswerian "swear falsely," also "abandon or renounce on oath," from for- "completely" + swerian "to swear."
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Example sentences
Magnanimous in peace as in war, he urged his countrymen to forswear hatred and make the best of their situation.
It is no reason to forswear knowledge of ourselves, particularly when the potential benefits are great.
Salaries are so low that an official has to be a saint to forswear any extra earning opportunities.
He who has once tasted this fruit can never more forswear it.
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