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foreswear

verb
Quick answer

As a verb, foreswear means do without or cease to hold or adhere to.

Meanings of foreswear

2 meanings

verb

  1. Do without or cease to hold or adhere to

    “We are dispensing with formalities”

    “relinquish the old ideas”

    Similar: waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, dispense with

  2. Turn away from; give up

    “I am foreswearing women forever”

    Similar: renounce, quit, relinquish

Alternative spelling of forswear

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for foreswear →
verb: do without or cease to hold or adhere to
waiverelinquishforgoforegodispense with
verb: turn away from; give up
renouncequitrelinquish

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