forswear

== English == === Alternative forms === foreswear === Etymology === From Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian (“to swear falsely”). Cognate with Old Saxon farswerian, Old High German farsweren, German verschwören. More at for- +‎ swear. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fə(ɹ)ˈswɛə(ɹ)/, /fɔː(ɹ)ˈswɛə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) === Verb === forswear (third-person singular simple present forswears, present participle forswearing, simple past forswore, past participle forsworn) (transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath. Synonyms: abjure, disavow, swear off; see also Thesaurus:repudiate (intransitive or reflexive) To commit perjury; to break an oath. Synonyms: perjure, manswear, misswear ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === forwears