forswear
11forswear — [[t]fɔː(r)swe͟ə(r)[/t]] forswears, forswearing, forswore, forsworn VERB If you forswear something, you promise that you will stop doing it, having it, or using it. [FORMAL or LITERARY] [V n] The party was offered a share of government if it… …
12forswear — verb (past forswore; past participle forsworn) formal 1》 agree to give up or do without. 2》 (forswear oneself/be forsworn) archaic commit perjury. Origin OE forswerian (see for , swear) …
13forswear — for•swear [[t]fɔrˈswɛər[/t]] v. swore, sworn, swearing 1) to renounce under oath; abjure: to forswear one s sinful ways[/ex] 2) to deny vehemently or under oath 3) to perjure (oneself) 4) to swear falsely; commit perjury • Etymology: bef. 900… …
14forswear — /forswer/ In criminal law, to make oath to that which the deponent knows to be untrue. This term is wider in its scope than perjury, for the latter, as a technical term, includes the idea of the oath being taken before a competent court or… …
15forswear — /forswer/ In criminal law, to make oath to that which the deponent knows to be untrue. This term is wider in its scope than perjury, for the latter, as a technical term, includes the idea of the oath being taken before a competent court or… …
16forswear — v.tr. (past forswore; past part. forsworn) 1 abjure; renounce on oath. 2 (as forsworn adj.) perjured. Phrases and idioms: forswear oneself swear falsely; perjure oneself. Etymology: OE forswerian (as FOR , SWEAR) …
17forswear oneself — To swear falsely • • • Main Entry: ↑forswear …
18forswear oneself/be forsworn — archaic commit perjury. → forswear …
19forswear — also foreswear verb (forswore; forsworn; swearing) Etymology: Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian, from for + swerian to swear Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath 2 …
20forswear — verb a) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath. b) To commit perjury …
