Found 2 items, similar to forsworn.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: forsworn
forswear
v : formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually
under pressure;
“He retracted his earlier statements
about his religion”;
“She abjured her beliefs” [syn:
abjure,
recant,
retract,
resile]
[also:
forsworn,
forswore]
forsworn
See
forswear
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Forsworn
Forsworn
\For*sworn"\,
p. p. of
Forswear.
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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.
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I . . . do forswear her. --Shak.
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2. To deny upon oath.
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Like innocence, and as serenely bold
As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold!
--Dryden.
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To forswear one's self, to swear falsely; to perjure one's
self.
“Thou shalt not forswear thyself.” --Matt. v. 33.
Syn: See
Perjure.
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