forswear

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To renounce or deny something, especially under oath. transitive
    — We forswear allegiance and support for the Economic Freedom Fighters.
  2. To commit perjury; to break an oath. intransitive,reflexive

词形变化

forswears present,singular,third-person forswearing participle,present forswore past forsworn participle,past foreswear alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
forswearer

词源

From Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian (“to swear falsely”). Cognate with Old Saxon farswerian, Old High German farsweren, German verschwören. More at for- + swear.
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