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Synonyms
for·swear,
also fore·swear (fôr-swâŕ, fōr-)

[Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian, for-, wrongly; see for–, + swerian, to swear; see swear.]

verb: -swore, also -swore (fôr-swôŕ, fōr-swōŕ), -sworn, -sworn (fôr-swôrń, fōr-swōrń), -swear·ing, -swear·ing, -swears, -swears 

transitive verb 

    1. To renounce or repudiate under oath.
    2. To renounce seriously.
  2. To disavow under oath; deny.
  3. To make (oneself) guilty of perjury.

intransitive verb 

To swear falsely; commit perjury.