verb
- to retract or take back an oath, promise, or sworn statement
Usage: formal; rare
Examples
- The witness unswears his previous testimony after discovering new evidence.
- She unswears her allegiance to the organization following the scandal.
- The knight unswears his oath of loyalty to the corrupt lord.
- He unswears his promise when he realizes its consequences.
- The politician unswears her campaign pledge under pressure.
- They unswear their vows in a formal ceremony.