[for.swear] vb -swore ; -sworn ; -swear.ing [ME forsweren, fr. OE forswerian, fr. for- + swerian to swear] vt (bef. 12c) 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 ~ vi: to swear falsely syn see abjure