foreswear (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *foreswear*:
VERB	social	foreswear, waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, dispense with	do without or cease to hold or adhere to
VERB	possession	foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish	turn away from

English > *foreswear*: 2 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	Do without or cease to hold or adhere to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, dispense with
Narrower	kick, give up	stop consuming
Spanish	dejar, renunciar, renunicar, sacrificar
Catalan	deixar, renunciar, sacrificar

English > *foreswear*: 2 senses > verb 2, possession
Meaning	turn away from; give up.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"I am foreswearing women forever"
Synonyms	renounce, quit, relinquish
Narrower	disclaim	renounce a legal claim or title to
Broader	abandon, give up	Give up with the intent of never / never claiming again
Spanish	despedirse, relinquir, renunciar

HyperDic: foreswear