v.
Pronunciation: ' p ə r-j ə r
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: per · jured ; per · jur · ing \ ' p ə r-j ə -ri ŋ , ' p ə rj-ri ŋ \
Etymology: Anglo-French parjurer, perjurer, from Latin perjurare, from per- detrimentally, for the worse + jurare to swear ― more at PER- , JURY
Date: 1535
1 : to make a perjurer of (oneself)
2 obsolete : to cause to commit perjury