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forswear 音标拼音: [fɔrsw'ɛr] vt. 发誓抛弃,发誓否定
vi. 作伪证 发誓抛弃,发誓否定作伪证 forswear v 1: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; " He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; " She abjured her beliefs" [ synonym: { abjure}, { recant}, { forswear}, { retract}, { resile}] 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]
Forswear \ For* swear"\, v. i. To swear falsely; to commit perjury. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 118 Moby Thesaurus words for " forswear": abandon, abdicate, abjure, acknowledge defeat, assert the contrary, back down, back out, backwater, belie, brush aside, cease, cede, chuck, chuck out, climb down, contemn, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, crawfish out, cross, cry quits, decline, deny, desist from, despise, disaffirm, disallow, disapprove, disavow, discard, disclaim, discontinue, discount, disdain, disgorge, dismiss, disown, dispense with, dispose of, disprove, dispute, disregard, do without, drop, dump, eat crow, eat humble pie, except, exclude, forgo, gainsay, get along without, get rid of, give away, give over, give up, hand over, have done with, ignore, impugn, join issue upon, kiss good- bye, lay down, leave off, make a sacrifice, not accept, not admit, nullify, oppose, palinode, part with, pass by, pass up, push aside, quitclaim, rebuff, recall, recant, refuse, refuse to admit, refuse to consider, refute, reject, relinquish, render up, renege, renounce, repel, repudiate, repulse, resign, retract, revoke, sacrifice, scout, shove away, spare, spurn, stop, surrender, swallow, swear off, take back, take issue with, take the pledge, throw away, throw out, throw up, turn away, turn out, unsay, vacate, waive, withdraw, yield
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