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Webster 1913 Edition
Forswear
For-swear′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Forswore
; p. p.
Forsworn
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Forswearing
.] 1.
To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations.
I . . . do
forswear
her. Shakespeare
2.
To deny upon oath.
Like innocence, and as serenely bold
As truth, how loudly he
As truth, how loudly he
forswears
thy gold! Dryden.
Syn. – See
Perjure
. For-swear′
,Verb.
I.
To swear falsely; to commit perjury.
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Forswear
FORSWEAR
,Verb.
T.
1.
To reject or renounce upon oath.2.
To deny upon oath.Like innocence, and as serenely bold as truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold.
To forswear one's self, is to swear falsely; to perjure one's self.
Thou shalt not forswear thyself. Matt. 5.
FORSWEAR
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
forswear
forswear
English
Alternative forms
Verb
forswear (third-person singular simple present forswears, present participle forswearing, simple past forswore, past participle forsworn)
- (transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
- Shakespeare
- I […] do forswear her.
- Dryden
- Like innocence, and as serenely bold / As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold!
- Shakespeare
- (intransitive) To commit perjury.
Translations
To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.