forswear
verb (used with object)
to reject or renounce under oath.
has forsworn
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present perfectof forswear (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Staying off coffee — which Warren has forsworn — is tough amid the marathon days, but the rules allowing only water and milk on the Senate floor help.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2020
But as Justice Sonia Sotomayor reminded Clement, “The city has forsworn any future prosecution for past violations.”
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2019
Mr O’Rourke, in his third term representing a border city in a far corner of the state, has forsworn money from political action committees, secretive outfits which can accept unlimited donations.
From Economist ● Aug. 24, 2017
Since Ms. Jang’s amputations, Ms. Park has forsworn drips, as has much of the parish, she said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2013
But he has no security for the continuance of his reign, since Alberic may at any moment contrive to recover the ring, the full power of which he can wield because he has forsworn love.
From The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Ring by Bernard Shaw
