UNSWEAR

Etymology

Verb

unswear (third-person singular simple present unswears, present participle unswearing, simple past unswore, past participle unsworn)

To recall a previously sworn oath.

Anagrams

• aunswer, sunwear, unwares

Source: Wiktionary


Un*swear", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + swear.]

Definition: To recant or recall, as an oath; to recall after having sworn; to abjure. J. Fletcher.

Un*swear", v. i.

Definition: To recall an oath. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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