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unswear

[uhn-swair] /ʌnˈswɛər/
verb (used with object), unswore, unsworn, unswearing.
1.
to retract (something sworn or sworn to); recant by a subsequent oath; abjure.
Origin of unswear
1585-1595
First recorded in 1585-95; un-2 + swear
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  • Why then the revoking my consent does annul, or make of none effect your oath; so you may unswear it again.

    The Comedies of William Congreve William Congreve

  • Women think they can swear a thing and unswear it, to save or please themselves.

    His Grace of Osmonde Frances Hodgson Burnett
British Dictionary definitions for unswear

unswear

/ʌnˈswɛə/
verb -swears, -swearing, -swore, -sworn
1.
to retract or revoke (a sworn oath); abjure
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