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Forswear vs Forswearer - What's the difference?

forswear | forswearer |

As a verb forswear

is to renounce or deny something, especially under oath.

As a noun forswearer is

one who forswears.

forswear

English

Alternative forms

* foreswear

Verb

  • To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I do forswear her.
  • * Dryden
    • Like innocence, and as serenely bold / As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold!
  • To commit perjury.

    • forswearer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who forswears.
  • One who swears a false oath; perjurer.

    • Related terms

    * (l) English words prefixed with for-