Thesaurus: forswear

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1. v. i. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations.
2. v. i. To deny upon oath.
3. v. i. To swear falsely; to commit perjury.
4. v. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
5. 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations. I . . . do forswear her. Shak. 2. To deny upon oath. Like innocence, and as serenely bold As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold! Dryden. To forswear one's self, to swear falsely; to peforswear thyself." Syn. -- See Perjure. To swear falsely; to commit perjury. Shak.
6. To swear falsely; to commit perjury. Shak.
7. v:100 v formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure