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forswear 音标拼音: [fɔrsw'ɛr] vt. 发誓抛弃,发誓否定
vi. 作伪证 发誓抛弃,发誓否定作伪证 forswear v 1: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [synonym: {abjure}, {recant}, {forswear}, {retract}, {resile}] Forswear \For*swear"\, v. t. [imp. {Forswore}; p. p. {Forsworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forswearing}.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for- swerian to swear. See {For-}, and {Swear}, v. i.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations. [1913 Webster] I . . . do forswear her. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To deny upon oath. [1913 Webster] Like innocence, and as serenely bold As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold! --Dryden. [1913 Webster] {To forswear one's self}, to swear falsely; to perjure one's self. "Thou shalt not forswear thyself." --Matt. v. 33. Syn: See {Perjure}. [1913 Webster] Forswear \For*swear"\, v. i. To swear falsely; to commit perjury. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 118 Moby Thesaurus words for "forswear":
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