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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Swarf :: Sware () imp. of Swear.
Marry :: Marry (interj.) Indeed ! in truth ! -- a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary.
Miswear :: Miswear (v. t.) To wear ill.
Ban :: Ban (v. i.) To curse; to swear.
Swear :: Swear (v. i.) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner..
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..
Swearer :: Swear (v. t.) To appeal to by an oath.
Misswear :: Misswear (v. i.) To swear falsely.
Swear :: Swear (v. t.) To declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason against his friend..
Renounce :: Renounce (v. t.) To cast off or reject deliberately; to disown; to dismiss; to forswear.
Conjurator :: Conjurator (n.) One who swears or is sworn with others; one bound by oath with others; a compurgator.
Perjure :: Perjure (v. t.) To cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make oath knowingly to what is untrue; to make guilty of perjury; to forswear; to corrupt; -- often used reflexively; as, he perjured himself..
Swearer :: Swearer (n.) One who swears; one who calls God to witness for the truth of his declaration.
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..
Swough :: Sworn () p. p. of Swear.
Swear :: Swearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swea.
Unswear :: Unswear (v. i.) To recall an oath.
Forswear :: Forswear (v. i.) To swear falsely; to commit perjury.
Compurgator :: Compurgator (n.) One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager..
Forswearing :: Forswearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forswea.
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