Forswear /(?)/

For·swear

Forswear

v. t.

imp. Forswore; p. p. Forsworn; p. pr. & vb. n. Forswearing

  1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations.
    I . . . do forswear her.
  2. To deny upon oath.
    Like innocence, and as serenely bold As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold!

Phrases & Compounds
To forswear one's self
to swear falsely; to perjure one's self.

Forswear

v. i.
  1. To swear falsely; to commit perjury.