Definition of swear

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Swearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swea.

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Miswear :: Miswear (v. t.) To wear ill.
Dejerate :: Dejerate (v. i.) To swear solemnly; to take an oath.
Swough :: Sworn () p. p. of Swear.
Oath :: Oath (n.) A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing..
Misswear :: Misswear (v. i.) To swear falsely.
Swear :: Swear (v. i.) To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc..
Marry :: Marry (interj.) Indeed ! in truth ! -- a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary.
Perjury :: Perjury (v.) False swearing.
Unswear :: Unswear (v. i.) To recall an oath.
Swearer :: Swearer (n.) One who swears; one who calls God to witness for the truth of his declaration.
Ban :: Ban (v. i.) To curse; to swear.
Abjure :: Abjure (v. t.) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to swear to abandon it forever..
Profane :: Profane (a.) Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue..
Swear :: Swear (v. t.) To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to administer an oath to; -- ofetn followed by in or into; as, to swear witnesses; to swear a jury; to swear in an officer; he was sworn into office..
Perjurer :: Perjurer (n.) One who is guilty of perjury; one who perjures or forswears, in any sense..
Forsworn :: Forsworn () p. p. of Forswear.
Forswearer :: Forswearer (n.) One who rejects of renounces upon oath; one who swears a false oath.
Forswear :: Forswear (v. i.) To deny upon oath.
Abjuration :: Abjuration (n.) The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; as, abjuration of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return..
Forswear :: Forswear (v. i.) To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations..
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