foreswear, foresworn
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fore·swear
less common spelling of forswear, forsworn
1
: to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
2
a
: to reject or renounce under oath
b
: to renounce earnestly
3
: to deny under oath
: to swear falsely
for·sworn
fȯr-ˈswȯrn 
variants
or less commonly foresworn
1
: guilty of perjury
2
: marked by perjury
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Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Other offshoots in Turkey and Tunisia have forsworn violence and come to power by democratic means.
—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Nov. 2025
Although Khan was released from detention on the Supreme Court’s orders and is free, almost the entire leadership of his party has been detained, and many of its luminaries have since quit and forsworn politics.
—
Aqil Shah,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2023
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Adjective
Under these new ideological protocols, Russian literature, along with Russian music and art, must be forsworn because of the actions of the Russian state.
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Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Other offshoots in Turkey and Tunisia have forsworn violence and come to power by democratic means.
—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Nov. 2025
Although Khan was released from detention on the Supreme Court’s orders and is free, almost the entire leadership of his party has been detained, and many of its luminaries have since quit and forsworn politics.
—
Aqil Shah,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2023
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“Foreswear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreswear. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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