FORSWORN
FORSWEAR
abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
(verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; “He retracted his earlier statements about his religion”; “She abjured her beliefs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
forsworn (not comparable)
Having lied under oath; perjured.
Verb
forsworn
past participle of forswear
Source: Wiktionary
For*sworn",
Definition: p. p. of Forswear.
FORSWEAR
For*swear", v. t. [imp. Forswore; p. p. Forsworn; p. pr. & vb. n. Forswearing.] Etym: [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for- + swerian to swear. See For-, and Swear, v. i.]
1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations. I . . . do forswear her. Shak.
2. To deny upon oath. Like innocence, and as serenely bold As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold! Dryden. To forswear one's self, to swear falsely; to peforswear thyself."
Syn.
– See Perjure.
For*swear", v. i.
Definition: To swear falsely; to commit perjury. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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