HyperDic: forswear

English > 1 sense of the word forswear:
VERBcommunicationforswear, abjure, recant, retract, resileformally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
forswear > pronunciation
Soundsfaorsweh'r
Rhymesaffair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr...
English > forswear: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaningformally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Synonymsabjure, recant, retract, resile
Broaderdisown, renounce, repudiateCast off
Spanishabjurar, renunciar, retractarse, retractar
Catalanabjurar, retractar-se, retractar
Nounsforswearingthe act of renouncing / renouncing

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