forswearing

Noun
Synonyms: renunciationforgoing

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)Synonyms: renunciationforgoing
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

I . . . do forswear her.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To deny upon oath. [1913 Webster]

Like innocence, and as serenely bold As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold!— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

To forswear one's self, to swear falsely; to perjure one's self. "Thou shalt not forswear thyself." --Matt. v. 33.

Syn: See Perjure. [1913 Webster]

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