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| for·swear [ fawr swér ] (past for·swore [ fawr swáwr ], past participle for·sworn [ fawr swáwrn ], present participle for·swear·ing, 3rd person present singular for·swears) |
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1. transitive verb reject strongly: to vow to stop doing, having, or using something
 forswear political violence
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2. intransitive verb perjure yourself: to be guilty of giving false evidence under oath
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| [ Old English forswerian "renounce by swearing"] |
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