| slovo | definícia |
forswear
(encz) | forswear,popřít něco pod nátlakem Zdeněk Brož |
forswear
(encz) | forswear,zapřísahat v: Zdeněk Brož |
forswear
(encz) | forswear,zříci se v: Kamil Páral |
Forswear
(gcide) | Forswear \For*swear"\, v. t. [imp. Forswore; p. p. Forsworn;
p. pr. & vb. n. Forswearing.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien,
AS. forswerian; pref. for- + swerian to swear. See For-,
and Swear, v. i.]
1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce
earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations.
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I . . . do forswear her. --Shak.
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2. To deny upon oath.
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Like innocence, and as serenely bold
As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold!
--Dryden.
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To forswear one's self, to swear falsely; to perjure one's
self. "Thou shalt not forswear thyself." --Matt. v. 33.
Syn: See Perjure.
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Forswear
(gcide) | Forswear \For*swear"\, v. i.
To swear falsely; to commit perjury. --Shak.
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forswear
(wn) | forswear
v 1: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually
under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about
his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: abjure,
recant, forswear, retract, resile] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
forswear
(encz) | forswear,popřít něco pod nátlakem Zdeněk Brožforswear,zapřísahat v: Zdeněk Brožforswear,zříci se v: Kamil Páral |
forswearing
(encz) | forswearing, n: |
Forswearer
(gcide) | Forswearer \For*swear"er\, n.
One who rejects of renounces upon oath; one who swears a
false oath.
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Forswearing
(gcide) | Forswear \For*swear"\, v. t. [imp. Forswore; p. p. Forsworn;
p. pr. & vb. n. Forswearing.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien,
AS. forswerian; pref. for- + swerian to swear. See For-,
and Swear, v. i.]
1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce
earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations.
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I . . . do forswear her. --Shak.
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2. To deny upon oath.
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Like innocence, and as serenely bold
As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold!
--Dryden.
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To forswear one's self, to swear falsely; to perjure one's
self. "Thou shalt not forswear thyself." --Matt. v. 33.
Syn: See Perjure.
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