verb
- past tense of forswear; rejected or renounced something formally or under oath
Usage: formal
Examples
- He forswore alcohol after his accident.
- She forswore her allegiance to the old regime.
- The witness forswore his previous testimony.
- They forswore violence as a means of protest.
- The monk forswore all worldly possessions.
- He forswore gambling after losing everything.