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for·swear
verb
or fore·swear \fȯrˈswe(ə)r, -wa(a)(ə)r; fȯ(ə)ˈsweə, -wa(a)ə\
(for·swore or fore·swore \fȯrˈswō(ə)r, -wȯ(ə)r; fȯ(ə)ˈswōə, -wȯ(ə)\ ; forsworn or foresworn \fȯrˈswȯ(ə)rn, fȯ(ə)ˈswȯ(ə)n\ ; forswearing or foreswearing ; forswears or foreswears)
Etymology: Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian (akin to Old Saxon farswerian to swear falsely, Old High German farswerren to abjure), from for- + swerian to swear — more at swear
transitive verb
1. : to reject or renounce upon oath; broadly : to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations — sometimes used with an infinitive as object
< she had forsworn to wed again >
2. : to deny upon oath
< forswore the debt >
3.
a. archaic : to swear to (as a matter of fact) falsely
b. : perjure
< forswear himself >
intransitive verb
: to swear falsely : commit perjury
Synonyms: see abjure |