| VERB | communication | swear, curse, cuss, blaspheme, imprecate | utter obscenities or profanities |
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| communication | swear, affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan | to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true | |
| communication | swear | promise solemnly | |
| communication | swear, depose, depone | make a deposition | |
| cognition | swear, count, bet, depend, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon | have confidence or faith in |
| Sounds | sweh'r | |
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| Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... | |
| Meaning | Utter obscenities or profanities. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | curse, cuss, blaspheme, imprecate | |
| Broader | express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to | articulate |
| Similar to | blaspheme | speak of in an irreverent or impious manner |
| Spanish | blasfemar, imprecar, jurar, maldecir, renegar | |
| Nouns | swearer | someone who uses profanity |
| swearing | profane or obscene / obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | |
| Meaning | To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They swear that there was a traffic accident | |
| Example | "Before God I swear I am innocent" | |
| Synonyms | affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan | |
| Narrower | assure, tell | inform positively and with certainty and confidence |
| attest | authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity | |
| claim, take | lay claim to | |
| declare | state firmly | |
| hold | assert or affirm | |
| protest | affirm or avow formally or solemnly | |
| Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
| Spanish | afirmar, asegurar, aseverar, atestar, certificar, corroborar, garantizar, jurar, testimoniar, verificar | |
| Catalan | afirmar, asseverar, corroborar, jurar, verificar | |
| Nouns | swearer | someone who takes a solemn oath |
| swearing | a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law) | |
| Meaning | promise solemnly; take an oath. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They swear to move | |
| Broader | vow | make a vow |
| See also | swear off | promise to abstain from |
| Spanish | jurar | |
| Catalan | jurar | |
| Nouns | swearer | someone who takes a solemn oath |
| Meaning | make a deposition; declare under oath. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | depose, depone | |
| Entailed by | perjure | knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury |
| Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
| Spanish | atestar, atestiguar, deponer, jurar, testificar | |
| Catalan | deposar | |
| Nouns | swearing | a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law) |
| Meaning | Have confidence or faith in. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" | |
| Synonyms | count, bet, depend, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon | |
| Broader | trust | Have confidence or faith in |
| Spanish | apostar, calcular, confiar, contar, depender, fiarse, fiar | |
| Catalan | apostar, calcular, comptar amb, confiar, dependre, fiar, tenir fe | |
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