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Forswearing

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. 3

  3. Syn: See Perjure.

Wiktionary
forswearing

n. The act of one who forswears. vb. (present participle of forswear English)

WordNet
forswearing

n. the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) [syn: renunciation, forgoing]

Usage examples of "forswearing".

Without the northern no-fly zone, and with the United States explicitly forswearing interference in Iraq's internal affairs, the Kurds would have no friends but the mountains, as their traditional saying bemoans.