We forswear allegiance and support for the Economic Freedom Fighters.
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Forswear
//fə(ɹ)ˈswɛə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "forswear" (145 found)
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kiss good byekiss good-byelay downleave offmake a sacrificenot acceptnot admitnullifyopposepalinodepart withpasspass bypass uppush asidequitclaimrebuffrecallrecantrefuse
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refuse to admitrefuse to considerrefuterejectrelinquishrenderrender uprenegerenouncerepelrepudiaterepulseresignretractrevokeridsacrificescoutshove awaysparespurnstopsurrenderswallowswearswear offtake backtake issue withtake the pledgethrow awaythrow outthrow upturn awayturn outunsayvacatewaivewithdrawyield
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Translations
28 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- лъжесвидетелствам verb (to commit perjury)
- отричам под клетва verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
Dutch
3 entries- afzweren verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
- meineed plegen verb (to commit perjury)
- ontkennen verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
French
4 entries- abjurer verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
- démentir verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
- nier verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
- parjurer verb (to commit perjury)
Galician
1 entries- renegar verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
German
4 entries- Meineid begehen verb (to commit perjury)
- abschwören verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
- entschieden bestreiten verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
- strikt ablehnen verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
Greek
2 entries- επιορκώ verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
- ψευδορκώ verb (to commit perjury)
Māori
1 entries- oati teka verb (to commit perjury)
Polish
4 entries- popełniać krzywoprzysięstwo verb (to commit perjury)
- popełnić krzywoprzysięstwo verb (to commit perjury)
- wypierać się verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
- wyprzeć się verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
Russian
2 entries- лжесвиде́тельствовать verb (to commit perjury)
- отрека́ться verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
Turkish
2 entries- yalan yere yemin etmek verb (to commit perjury)
- yemin etmek verb (to renounce or deny something, especially under oath)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Never to woo her more; but do forswear her.
Source: wiktionary
Like Innocence, and as serenely bold / As Truth, how loudly He forswears thy Gold!.
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Long since he had given up every intention of returning to civilization, and now he had decided to see no more his black friends of the Waziri. He had forsworn humanity forever. He had started life an ape—as an ape he would die.
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