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forswearing

UK
/fɔːˈswɛərɪŋ/
US
/fɔrˈswɛrɪŋ/

Translations

forswearinggerund / present participle
UK
/fɔːˈsweərɪŋ/
US
/fɔrˈswerɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something characterized by renunciation or perjury.
reniantPour exprimer l'idée d'abandonner ou de renier quelque chose.
His forswearing statements shocked the congregation.
Ses déclarations reniantes ont choqué l'assemblée.
Additional translations
parjureAu sens de quelqu'un qui jure faussement ou qui est entaché de parjure.
Synonyms
renouncing
abjuring
repudiating
disavowing
rejecting
abandoning
relinquishing
recanting
denying
forgoing
forswearingnoun
forswearings
pl
abjurationPour le renoncement solennel à une croyance, une pratique ou un engagement.
His forswearing of his previous lifestyle was a turning point in his life.
Son abjuration de son ancien mode de vie a marqué un tournant dans sa vie.
parjureAu sens juridique : faux témoignage sous serment.
The court punished him for his blatant forswearing during the trial.
Le tribunal l'a puni pour son parjure flagrant pendant le procès.
Additional translations
renonciationPlus général; pour l'abandon ou le fait de renoncer à quelque chose.
Synonyms
renunciation
repudiation
recantation
disavowal
denial
abandonment
apostasy
perjury
oath-breaking
forswearverb

forswearing

Gerund

forswore
Past Simple
forsworn
Past Participle
forswearing
Gerund
UK
/fɔːˈswɛə/
US
/fɔrˈswɛr/
abjurerSe dit surtout d’un renoncement solennel, souvent sous serment, à une fidélité, une croyance ou un engagement.
He was forced to forswear his allegiance to the former regime.
Il a été forcé d’abjurer son allégeance à l’ancien régime.
renoncerS’emploie avec la préposition « à » pour l’idée d’abandonner volontairement quelque chose.
She decided to forswear all forms of social media for a month.
Elle a décidé de renoncer à toutes les formes de médias sociaux pendant un mois.
se parjurerSens juridique : faire un faux serment, notamment en témoignage.
The witness was caught forswearing himself during the trial.
Le témoin a été surpris en train de se parjurer pendant le procès.
Synonyms
renounce
abjure
retract
recant
disavow
give up
forsake
Antonyms
affirm
assert
maintain

Definitions

forswearinggerund / present participle
Renouncing or giving up something; perjuring or swearing falsely.
His forswearing statements shocked the congregation.
forswearingnoun
The act of renouncing or giving up something, especially a belief or practice.
His forswearing of his previous lifestyle was a turning point in his life.
The act of committing perjury; the giving of false testimony under oath.
The court punished him for his blatant forswearing during the trial.
forswearverb
To renounce or reject something under oath.
He was forced to forswear his allegiance to the former regime.
To make a solemn promise to give up or do without something.
She decided to forswear all forms of social media for a month.
To swear falsely; to commit perjury.
The witness was caught forswearing himself during the trial.
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