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SWORN
pledged, sworn
(adjective) bound by or as if by an oath; “according to an early tradition became his sworn brother”; “sworn enemies”
sworn
(adjective) bound by or stated on oath; “now my sworn friend and then mine enemy”- Shakespeare
SWEAR
count, bet, depend, swear, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon
(verb) have faith or confidence in; “you can count on me to help you any time”; “Look to your friends for support”; “You can bet on that!”; “Depend on your family in times of crisis”
curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
(verb) utter obscenities or profanities; “The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street”
swear
(verb) promise solemnly; take an oath
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
(verb) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; “Before God I swear I am innocent”
swear, depose, depone
(verb) make a deposition; declare under oath
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
sworn
past participle of swear
Adjective
sworn (not comparable)
Given or declared under oath.
Bound as though by an oath.
Ardent, devout.
Source: Wiktionary
Sworn,
Definition: p. p. of Swear. Sworn brothers, originally, companions in arms who took an oath to share together good and bad fortune; hence, faithful friends.
– Sworn enemies, determined or irreconcilable enemies.
– Sworn friends, close friends.
SWEAR
Swear, v. i. [imp. Swore, formerly Sware (; p. p. Sworn; p. pr. & vb. n. Swearing.] Etym: [OE. swerien, AS. swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G. schwören, Icel. sverja, Sw. svärja, Dan. sværge, Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm. *177. Cf. Answer.]
1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc. Ye shall swear by my name falsely. Lev. xix. 12. I swear by all the Roman gods. Shak.
2. (Law)
Definition: To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.
3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse. [I] swore little; diced not above seven times a week. Shak. To swear by, to place great confidence in a person or thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. "I simply meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord Verulam." Miss Edgeworth.
– To swear off, to make a solemn vow, or a serious resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off smoking. [Slang]
Swear, v. t.
1. To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or resolve) under oath. Swear unto me here by God, that thou wilt not deal falsely with me. Gen. xxi. 23. He swore consent to your succession. Shak.
2. (Law)
Definition: To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to administer an oath to; -- ofetn followed by in or into; as, to swear witnesses; to swear a jury; to swear in an officer; he was sworn into office.
3. To declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason against his friend. Johnson.
4. To appeal to by an oath. Now, by Apollo, king, Thou swear'st thy gods in vain. Shak. To swear the peace against one, to make oath that one is under the actual fear of death or bodily harm from the person, in which case the person must find sureties that he will keep the peace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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