foreswear

unregelmäßiges Verb

An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to swear falsely, to perjure oneself, or to renounce something under oath.

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1. Renounce or give up C1 formal

   To voluntarily stop doing, using, or having something; to do without.

   • He foreswore all forms of gambling after his losses.
   • The monk foreswore worldly possessions.
   • She foreswore her claim to the inheritance.

   🇩🇪Verzicht

   Synonyme: abdicateabjurecedeforgorelinquishrenouncewaiveyield

   Antonyme: acceptadoptallowcontinueembraceindulgekeepmaintainpermitretain

2. Abandon or reject C1 formal

   To turn away from a belief, practice, or way of life; to give up entirely.

   • The politician foreswore his former party allegiance.
   • They foreswore violence and embraced peaceful protest.
   • He foreswore his old habits and started a new life.

   🇩🇪Abschwören

   Synonyme: abandonabjuredisavoweschewforgorejectrelinquishrenouncerepudiate

   Antonyme: acceptadoptembraceespouseuphold

• foresworn past participle
• foreswore past simple
• foreswearing present participle
• foreswears third person singular