unswear

[uhn-swair]

verb (used with object), un·swore, un·sworn, un·swear·ing.

to retract (something sworn or sworn to); recant by a subsequent oath; abjure.

Origin:
1585–95; un-² + swear

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unswear (ʌnˈswɛə)

—vb , -swears, -swearing, -swore, -sworn
	to retract or revoke (a sworn oath); abjure

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"I conjure thee, and all the oaths which I
And thou have sworn to seal joint constancy,
Here I unswear, and overswear them thus,
Thou shalt not love by ways so dangerous.
Temper, O fair Love, love's impetuous rage,
Be my true Mistress still, not my feign'd Page;
I'll go, and, by thy kind leave, leave behind
Thee, only worthy to nurse in my mind
Thirst to come back;"

-John Donne