Forswear - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|fɔːrˈswer|
Brit.
|fɔːˈsweə|
verb
- formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (syn: abjure, recant, retract)
Extra examples
She forswore her allegiance to the old regime.
He foreswore cigarettes as his New Year's resolution.
He forswore the land.
I have sworn to obey the laws, and I cannot forswear myself.
We are forswearing the use of chemical weapons for any reason.
I foreswore, with the most solemn oaths, the gaming table.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: forswear
he/she/it: forswears
present participle: forswearing
past tense: forswore
past participle: forsworn
I/you/we/they: forswear
he/she/it: forswears
present participle: forswearing
past tense: forswore
past participle: forsworn
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