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Definition of "foreswear" [foreswear]

  • Variant of forswear. (verb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "foreswear" in a sentence
  • "A compromise was reached whereby Lapsley would commit himself not to publicly associate with the ANC, while he would not have to "foreswear" his ANC membership."
  • "Unlike Mr. Langone, I cannot simply foreswear my Social Security payments."
  • "The preacher admits that he broke his promise back in September to foreswear such a literary auto-da-fe."
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