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(fɔːʳsweəʳ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense forswears, present participle forswearing, past tense forswore, past participle forsworn

verb

If you forswear something, you promise that you will stop doing it, having it, or using it.

[formal, or literary]

The party was offered a share of government if it forswore violence. [VERB noun]

More Synonyms of forswear

forswear in British English

(fɔːˈswɛə)

verbWord forms: -swears, -swearing, -swore or -sworn

1. (transitive)

to reject or renounce with determination or as upon oath

2. (transitive)

to deny or disavow absolutely or upon oath

he forswore any knowledge of the crime

to perjure (oneself)

Derived forms

forswearer (forˈswearer)

noun

Word origin

Old English forswearian

forswear in American English

(fɔrˈswɛr)

verb transitiveWord forms: forˈswore (ˈfɔrˈswɔr), forˈsworn, forˈswearing

to renounce on oath; promise earnestly to give up

to deny earnestly or on oath

verb intransitive

to swear falsely; commit perjury

Idioms:

forswear oneself

Word origin

ME forswerien < OE forswerian: see for- & swear

Examples of 'forswear' in a sentence
forswear

Or, that oaths made in reverential fear Of love, and his wrath, any may forswear ?But he must give up such notions now, and forswear the temptations of the Register.

1 (verb) in the sense of renounce

Definition

to testify falsely in a court of law

The guitarist has forsworn the rock'n'roll lifestyle.

Synonyms

renounce

She renounced her old ways.

drop (informal)

She has dropped those friends who used to discourage her.

give up

abandon

They were persuaded to abandon their lawsuit.

forsake

She forsook her notebook for new technology.

forgo

The men would not forgo the chance of a feast.

abjure

He abjured the Protestant faith in 1594.

swear off

2 (verb) in the sense of reject

Definition

to reject or renounce with determination

He forswore the use of trade sanctions.

Synonyms

reject

Paloma has rejected the values of her rich parents.

deny

I denied my legal guardians because I wanted to be independent.

retract

He hurriedly sought to retract the statement.

repudiate

He repudiated any form of nationalism.

disown

Those comments were later disowned.

disavow

He immediately disavowed the newspaper story.

recant

a man who refused after torture to recant his heresy

disclaim

She disclaims any knowledge of her boss's business activities.

phrasal verb

See forswear yourself

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abandon

They were persuaded to abandon their lawsuit.

Synonyms

give up,

resign from,

yield,

surrender,

relinquish,

renounce,

waive,

cede,

forgo,

abdicate

in the sense of abjure

He abjured the Protestant faith in 1594.

Synonyms

give up,

deny,

kick (informal),

reject,

abandon,

relinquish,

renounce,

throw off,

forsake,

retract,

disown,

renege on,

disavow,

recant,

disclaim,

forswear,

wash your hands of,

abnegate

in the sense of deny

Definition

to refuse to acknowledge

I denied my legal guardians because I wanted to be independent.

Synonyms

renounce,

reject,

discard,

revoke,

retract,

repudiate,

renege,

disown,

rebut,

disavow,

recant,

disclaim,

abjure,

abnegate,

refuse to acknowledge or recognize

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释义	Trends of forswear View usage for: forswear (fɔːʳsweəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense forswears, present participle forswearing, past tense forswore, past participle forsworn verb If you forswear something, you promise that you will stop doing it, having it, or using it. [formal, or literary] The party was offered a share of government if it forswore violence. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of forswear forswear in British English (fɔːˈswɛə) verbWord forms: -swears, -swearing, -swore or -sworn 1. (transitive) to reject or renounce with determination or as upon oath 2. (transitive) to deny or disavow absolutely or upon oath he forswore any knowledge of the crime 3. to perjure (oneself) Derived forms forswearer (forˈswearer) noun Word origin Old English forswearian forswear in American English (fɔrˈswɛr) verb transitiveWord forms: forˈswore (ˈfɔrˈswɔr), forˈsworn, forˈswearing 1. to renounce on oath; promise earnestly to give up 2. to deny earnestly or on oath verb intransitive 3. to swear falsely; commit perjury Idioms: forswear oneself Word origin ME forswerien < OE forswerian: see for- & swear Examples of 'forswear' in a sentence forswear Or, that oaths made in reverential fear Of love, and his wrath, any may forswear ? Edward Docx THE CALLIGRAPHER (2003) But he must give up such notions now, and forswear the temptations of the Register. Robert Silverberg MAJIPOOR CHRONICLES (2003) 1 (verb) in the sense of renounce Definition to testify falsely in a court of law The guitarist has forsworn the rock'n'roll lifestyle. Synonyms renounce She renounced her old ways. drop (informal) She has dropped those friends who used to discourage her. give up abandon They were persuaded to abandon their lawsuit. forsake She forsook her notebook for new technology. forgo The men would not forgo the chance of a feast. abjure He abjured the Protestant faith in 1594. swear off 2 (verb) in the sense of reject Definition to reject or renounce with determination He forswore the use of trade sanctions. Synonyms reject Paloma has rejected the values of her rich parents. deny I denied my legal guardians because I wanted to be independent. retract He hurriedly sought to retract the statement. repudiate He repudiated any form of nationalism. disown Those comments were later disowned. disavow He immediately disavowed the newspaper story. recant a man who refused after torture to recant his heresy disclaim She disclaims any knowledge of her boss's business activities. phrasal verb See forswear yourself Additional synonyms in the sense of abandon They were persuaded to abandon their lawsuit. Synonyms give up, resign from, yield, surrender, relinquish, renounce, waive, cede, forgo, abdicate in the sense of abjure He abjured the Protestant faith in 1594. Synonyms give up, deny, kick (informal), reject, abandon, relinquish, renounce, throw off, forsake, retract, disown, renege on, disavow, recant, disclaim, forswear, wash your hands of, abnegate in the sense of deny Definition to refuse to acknowledge I denied my legal guardians because I wanted to be independent. Synonyms renounce, reject, discard, revoke, retract, repudiate, renege, disown, rebut, disavow, recant, disclaim, abjure, abnegate, refuse to acknowledge or recognize Nearby words of forswear fornication forsake forsaken forswear forswear yourself fort forte Related terms of forswear forswear yourself Synonyms of 'forswear' forswear Explore 'forswear' in the dictionary
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