1. past tense of unswear; to retract or take back an oath or sworn statement
Usage: archaic; rare

Examples

• The witness unswore his previous testimony when new evidence came to light.
• In medieval times, a knight could unswore his allegiance under certain circumstances.
• She unswore the harsh words she had spoken in anger.
• The defendant unswore his earlier confession, claiming it was coerced.
• After reflection, he unswore the vow he had made hastily.