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foreswear
fore·swear F0258300 (fôr-swâr′)v. Variant of forswear.foreswear (fɔːˈswɛə) vb1. another word for forswear2. (Law) another word for forswearfor•swear (fɔrˈswɛər)
v. -swore, -sworn, -swearing. v.t. 1. to renounce under oath; abjure: to forswear one's sinful ways. 2. to deny vehemently or under oath. 3. to perjure (oneself). v.i. 4. to swear falsely; commit perjury. [before 900] for•swear′er, n. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | foreswear - do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"forgo, waive, relinquish, dispense with, foregokick, give up - stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol" | | 2. | foreswear - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"relinquish, renounce, quitdisclaim - renounce a legal claim or title toabandon, give up - give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead" |
forswear also foreswear
verb1. To give up a possession, claim, or right:abandon, abdicate, cede, demit, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, surrender, waive, yield.2. To make untrue declarations:falsify, fib, lie, prevaricate.Law: perjure.LegalSeeforswearforeswear
Related to foreswear: forswore, perjureSynonyms for foreswearverb do without or cease to hold or adhere toSynonyms- forgo
- waive
- relinquish
- dispense with
- forego
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