English Dictionary
Definition of “forswear”
forswear (fɔːˈswɛə
)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to reject or renounce with determination or as upon oath
- (tr) to deny or disavow absolutely or upon oath ⇒
he forswore any knowledge of the crime
- to perjure (oneself)
Alternative Forms
forˈswearer noun Word Origin
Old English forswearian
Usage examples
They forswear their wicked lives and retire, Adam MacAdam to a monastery, and Suzie Chong to a nunnery.
Babson, Marian, Weekend for Murder (1985)And nor can she ever forswear the sheer kick of telling the world what's wrong.
Independent (1998)
