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Forswear v. t. (past forswore; past part. forsworn; pres. part. forswearing)

To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations. "I... do forswear her."

To deny upon oath. "Like innocence, and as serenely bold As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold!"

To forswear one's self, to swear falsely; to perjure one's self. "Thou shalt not forswear thyself."

Synonyms: See Perjure.

Forswear v. i. (past forswore; past part. forsworn; pres. part. forswearing) To swear falsely; to commit perjury.

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Etymology of 'Forswearing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Forswearing" Quotes from Famous Books

... iron balustrade, Florent recollected that sooner or later he would certainly be punished for having accepted the inspectorship. It seemed to lie like a stain on his life. He had become an official of the Prefecture, forswearing himself, serving the Empire in spite of all the oaths he had taken in his exile. His anxiety to please Lisa, the charitable purpose to which he had devoted the salary he received, the just and scrupulous manner in which he had always struggled to carry out his duties, no longer seemed to him ...

— The Fat and the Thin • Emile Zola