ˈpərjər, ˈpə̄jə(r, ˈpəijə(r verb
( perjured ; perjured ; perjuring -j(ə)riŋ ; perjures )
Etymology: Middle French parjurer, perjurer, from Latin perjurare, from per- detrimentally + jurare to swear — more at per- , jury
intransitive verb
archaic : to violate one's oath, vow, or sworn promise : take an oath with the intention of breaking it : commit perjury
resolved to abjure and perjure , as occasion might serve — Edward Gibbon
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to cause to commit perjury
want will perjure the ne'er touched vestal — Shakespeare
2. : to make a perjurer of (oneself) especially by telling what is false when sworn or swearing to tell the truth : to be involved in or proved guilty of perjury or falsely swearing
claimed that the witness perjured himself
thanked her, with as much enthusiasm as he could muster without actually perjuring himself — Archibald Marshall