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forsworn

[fawr-swawrn, -swohrn]
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verb

past participle of forswear.

adjective

perjured.

RELATED WORDS

renounce, repudiate, forgo, recant, forsake, deny, drop, renege, recall, abjure, disclaim, withdraw, reject, retract, disown

Nearby words

  1. forster,
  2. forster, e. m.,
  3. forsterite,
  4. forstner bit,
  5. forswear,
  6. forsyth,
  7. forsythia,
  8. fort,
  9. fort belvoir,
  10. fort benjamin harrison
Related formsfor·sworn·ness, nounun·for·sworn, adjective

forswear

[fawr-swair]

verb (used with object), for·swore, for·sworn, for·swearing.

to reject or renounce under oath: to forswear an injurious habit.
to deny vehemently or under oath.
to perjure (oneself).

verb (used without object), for·swore, for·sworn, for·swearing.

to swear falsely; commit perjury.

Origin of forswear

before 900; Middle English forsweren, Old English forswerian. See for-, swear
Related formsfor·swear·er, noun
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forsworn

verb

the past participle of forswear
Derived Formsforswornness, noun

forswear

verb -swears, -swearing, -swore or -sworn

(tr) to reject or renounce with determination or as upon oath
(tr) to deny or disavow absolutely or upon oathhe forswore any knowledge of the crime
to perjure (oneself)
Derived Formsforswearer, noun

Word Origin for forswear

Old English forswearian
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