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Definition of swear

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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..

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Swearer :: Swearer (n.) One who swears; one who calls God to witness for the truth of his declaration.

Misswear :: Misswear (v. i.) To swear falsely.

Forsworn :: Forsworn () p. p. of Forswear.

Verge :: Verge (n.) The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, they holding it in the hand, and swearing fealty to the lord. Such tenants were called tenants by the verge..

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..

Curse :: Curse (v. i.) To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear.

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..

Forswore :: Forswore () imp. of Forswear.

Perjurer :: Perjurer (n.) One who is guilty of perjury; one who perjures or forswears, in any sense..

Mainswear :: Mainswear (v. i.) To swear falsely.

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..

Sweat :: Swearing () a. & n. from Swear, v..

Miswear :: Miswear (v. t.) To wear ill.

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..

Perjury :: Perjury (v.) False swearing.

Cojuror :: Cojuror (n.) One who swears to another's credibility.

Manswear :: Manswear (v. i.) To swear falsely. Same as Mainswear.

Dejeration :: Dejeration (n.) The act of swearing solemnly.

Forswearing :: Forswearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forswea.

Sworn :: Swore () imp. of Swear.