forswear
to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit.
to deny vehemently or under oath.
to perjure (oneself).
to swear falsely; commit perjury.
Origin of forswear
1- Also fore·swear .
Other words for forswear
Other words from forswear
- for·swear·er, noun
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How to use forswear in a sentence
Not until he forswears love will he stretch out his hand to the gold, and found the Plutonic empire for himself.
The Perfect Wagnerite | George Bernard ShawAlberich, failing in his attempt to win one of the maidens, forswears love and snatches the gold from its resting-place.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas | W. J. HendersonNor is there any slightest foundation for the proclamation that only he who forswears love will be able to profit by the gold.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas | W. J. HendersonDesperate of his love, the bard now forswears for ever the company of women (Act V of the revised text).
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama | Walter W. GregBut he follows, or rather leaps into my wheeled chair, and forswears merrier company even now, to be near me.
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) | Frederic G. Kenyon
British Dictionary definitions for forswear
/ (fɔːˈswɛə) /
(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)
Origin of forswear
1Derived forms of forswear
- forswearer, noun
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