What does foreswear mean?

Definitions for foreswear
fɔrˈswɛər, foʊr-foreswear

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense withverb

    do without or cease to hold or adhere to

    "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

  2. foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquishverb

    turn away from; give up

    "I am foreswearing women forever"

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  1. foreswear

    To foreswear is to make a formal declaration or promise to stop or renounce something, such as a belief, activity, or habit. It can also mean to swear under oath that something is true when it is actually false, thus committing perjury.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of foreswear in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of foreswear in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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