transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]
also fore·swear fȯr-ˈswar, -ˈswer
( for·swore -ˈswȯr ; for·sworn -ˈswȯrn ; -swear·ing )
Etymology: Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian, from for- + swerian to swear
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1. : to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
2.
a. : to reject or renounce under oath
b. : to renounce earnestly
3. : to deny under oath
intransitive verb
: to swear falsely
Synonyms: see abjure