forswear, v.
(forswearing, forswears, forswore, forsworn)
freq. cnt. 1
(forswearing, forswears, forswore, forsworn)
freq. cnt. 1
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
abjure forswear recant resile retract
sample sentences
"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion""She abjured her beliefs"
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