forswear
pronunciation
How to pronounce forswear in British English:
UK [fɔ:ˈsweə(r)]
How to pronounce forswear in American English:
US [fɔrˈswer]
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- Verb:
- formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
Word Origin
- forswear (v.)
- Old English forswerian "swear falsely" (intransitive), also "abandon or renounce on oath" (transitive), from for- "completely" + swerian "to swear" (see swear (v.)). Related: Forswore; forsworn; forswearing.
Example
- 1. For instance , the country at the head of the adb might be expected to donate more money or forswear borrowing from the adb .
- 2. Western leaders currently sound judicious when they forswear putting any troops on the ground , even as peacekeepers .
- 3. In his farewell address , he urged his countrymen to forswear excessive party spirit and geographical distinctions .
- 4. In order for the international community to help , they [ the north koreans ] have to forswear their efforts to develop a nuclear bomb .
- 5. Given that the treasury is awash with funds it wasn 't expecting , it should cancel the recent rise in excise duty on petrol and diesel , and forswear any further rises until and unless the price of oil falls substantially .