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FORESWEAR

• FORESWEAR (verb)
The verb FORESWEAR has 2 senses:

1. do without or cease to hold or adhere to
2. turn away from; give up

Familiarity information: FORESWEAR used as a verb is rare.

• FORESWEAR (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Do without or cease to hold or adhere to

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

foreswear; forgo; waive; dispense with; relinquish

Context examples:

We are dispensing with formalities / relinquish the old ideas

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Turn away from; give up

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

foreswear; renounce; quit; relinquish

Context example:

I am foreswearing women forever

Hypernyms (to "foreswear" is one way to...):

abandon; give up (give up with the intent of never claiming again)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "foreswear"):

disclaim (renounce a legal claim or title to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

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