Hypertext Webster Gateway: "forswear"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
I . . . do forswear her. --Shak.
2. To deny upon oath.
Like innocence, and as serenely bold As truth, how
loudly he forswears thy gold! --Dryden.
{To forswear one's self}, to swear falsely; to perjure one's
self. ``Thou shalt not forswear thyself.'' --Matt. v. 33.
Syn: See {Perjure}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Forswear \For*swear"\, v. i.
To swear falsely; to commit perjury. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
forswear
v : reject; "He retracted his earlier statements about his
beliefs" [syn: {abjure}, {recant}, {retract}, {resile}]
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