Definition of Forswear

1. Verb. Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. "She abjured her beliefs"

Exact synonyms: Abjure, Recant, Resile, Retract
Generic synonyms: Disown, Renounce, Repudiate
Derivative terms: Abjuration, Abjurer, Forswearing, Recantation, Retraction

Definition of Forswear

1. v. t. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations.

2. v. i. To swear falsely; to commit perjury.

Definition of Forswear

1. to deny under oath [v -SWORE, -SWORN, -SWEARING, -SWEARS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forswear

forspeak
forspeaks
forspend
forspends
forspent
forspoke
forspoken
Forssman antibody
Forssman antibody
Forssman antigen
Forssman antigen-antibody reaction
Forssman hapten
Forssman reaction
Forster's uveitis
forswatt
forswear (current term)
forswearing
forswears
forswink
forswinks
forswore
forsworn
forswunk
forsythia
forsythia
forsythias
fort
Fort-Lamy
fortalice
fortalices

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