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forswear
What does forswear mean?
forswear (verb): to renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where does forswear come from?
From Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian (“to swear falsely”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of forswear?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “forswear” mean?
to play about roughly, energetically or boisterously
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to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
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to renounce or deny something, especially under oath
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to misstep; to walk or run clumsily; to trip or fall
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Which word is closest in meaning to “forswear”?
retract
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abolish
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concede
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shuffle
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