Definition of swear

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Swear (v. i.) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner..

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Swear :: Swear (v. t.) To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or resolve) under oath..
Misswear :: Misswear (v. i.) To swear falsely.
Forswore :: Forswore () imp. of Forswear.
Imprecate :: Imprecate (v. t.) To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.
Sweat :: Swearing () a. & n. from Swear, v..
Forswear :: Forswear (v. i.) To swear falsely; to commit perjury.
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..
Nonjuring :: Nonjuring (a.) Not swearing allegiance; -- applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their successors..
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..
Outswear :: Outswear (v. t.) To exceed in swearing.
Dejeration :: Dejeration (n.) The act of swearing solemnly.
Forsworn :: Forsworn () p. p. of Forswear.
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..
Forswearing :: Forswearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forswea.
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..
Cojuror :: Cojuror (n.) One who swears to another's credibility.
Swear :: Swear (v. t.) To declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason against his friend..
Compurgator :: Compurgator (n.) One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager..
Ban :: Ban (v. i.) To curse; to swear.
Swear :: Swear (v. i.) To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse.
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