forswear

verb
UK: /fɔːˈsweə/
US: /fɔːrˈswer/

  1. To promise that you will stop doing or using something.

    1. I will forswear eating junk food this year to lose weight.
    2. After the scandal, the politician had to forswear all connections with the company.

  2. To formally reject or disavow a belief or allegiance.

    1. He chose to forswear his old political party and join a new one.
    2. The former spy had to publicly forswear his previous loyalties to protect his new identity.

Synonyms

renounce reject abandon disavow repudiate forsake
forswear transitive-verb

  1. To deny (something) under oath.

    1. The witness would forswear the statement if he didn't agree with all of it.
    2. He decided to forswear his involvement in the crime because he was scared.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "forswear" in English means: To promise that you will stop doing or using something., To formally reject or disavow a belief or allegiance..

The phonetic transcription of "forswear" is /fɔːˈsweə/ in British English and /fɔːrˈswer/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "forswear": renounce, reject, abandon, disavow, repudiate, forsake.

Example usage of "forswear": "I will forswear eating junk food this year to lose weight.". More examples on the page.