forswear

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forswear

/fə(ɹ)ˈswɛə(ɹ)/
/fɔː(ɹ)ˈswɛə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian (“to swear falsely”). Cognate with Old Saxon farswerian, Old High German farsweren, German verschwören. More at for- + swear.

verb forswears · forswearing · forswore · forsworn · foreswear

transitive To renounce or deny something, especially under oath. We forswear allegiance and support for the Economic Freedom Fighters.
Similar: abjure, disavow, swear off, deny, disclaim, disown, forsay, forswear, renounce, repudiate, wash one's hands of
intransitive, reflexive To commit perjury; to break an oath.
Similar: perjure, manswear, misswear

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verb to renounce or deny something, especially under oath

Français	nier, démentir, abjurer
Deutsch	abschwören, entschieden bestreiten, strikt ablehnen, verzichten
Ελληνικά	επιορκώ epiorkó
Русский	отрека́ться otrekátʹsja

verb to commit perjury

Français	parjurer
Deutsch	Meineid begehen
Ελληνικά	ψευδορκώ psevdorkó
Русский	лжесвиде́тельствовать lžesvidételʹstvovatʹ, наруша́ть кля́тву narušátʹ kljátvu

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@misc{forswear_2026,
  title = {forswear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forswear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}