'Forsworn' definitions:
Definition of 'Forsworn'
From: GCIDE
- Forswear \For*swear"\, v. t. [imp. Forswore; p. p. Forsworn; p. pr. & vb. n. Forswearing.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien, AS. forswerian; pref. for- + swerian to swear. See For-, and Swear, v. i.]
- 1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations. [1913 Webster]
- I . . . do forswear her. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To deny upon oath. [1913 Webster]
- Like innocence, and as serenely bold As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold! --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- To forswear one's self, to swear falsely; to perjure one's self. "Thou shalt not forswear thyself." --Matt. v. 33.
- Syn: See Perjure. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'forsworn'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandoned,
- abjured,
- artful,
- calculating,
- ceded,
- contemned,
- crafty,
- deceitful,
- declined,
- declined with thanks,
- denied,
- despised,
- disapproved,
- discarded,
- discounted,
- disdained,
- dishonest,
- disingenuous,
- dismissed,
- disowned,
- dispensed with,
- disposed of,
- equivocal,
- excepted,
- excluded,
- falsehearted,
- forgone,
- ignored,
- insincere,
- lying,
- mendacious,
- not considered,
- perjured,
- prevaricating,
- rebuffed,
- recanted,
- refused,
- rejected,
- released,
- relinquished,
- renounced,
- repudiated,
- repulsed,
- retracted,
- sacrificed,
- scheming,
- scouted,
- spurned,
- surrendered,
- truthless,
- uncandid,
- unfrank,
- unsincere,
- untruthful,
- unveracious,
- waived,
- yielded