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un⋅swear
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ʌnˈswɛər
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–verb (used with object),
-swore,
-sworn,
-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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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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un·swear
(ŭn-swâr')
v.
un·swore
(-swôr', -swōr'),
un·sworn
(-swôrn', -swōrn'),
un·swear·ing
,
un·swears
Archaic
v.
tr.
To retract (an oath), often by swearing another oath.
v.
intr.
To recant or retract something sworn.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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