forswear
verb (used with object)
to reject or renounce under oath.
forswearing
-
present participleof forswear.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It’s as if by forswearing the evanescent experience of real-life performing, Glenn Gould gave himself eternal fame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
For Foley, who months earlier had pleaded with Attorney General William Barr to pursue justice by forswearing the death penalty, the fact the case was proceeding at all felt miraculous.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2020
So I can understand how someone who doesn’t would find it really difficult to bear—but I also know that forswearing garlic entirely would mean a real reduction in joy and pleasure for someone who does.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2020
Hurd, who is not forswearing public life, insists, “I’m just getting started.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2019
Then, whoever of us would be saved, must needs begin by forswearing, altogether, both the language and the actions of his fellow-men.
From The Christian Life Its Course, Its Hindrances, And Its Helps by Thomas Arnold
