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foreswear

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fore·swear  (fôr-swâr, fr-)
v.
Variant of forswear.
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Verb1.foreswear - do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
forgo, waive, relinquish, dispense with, forego
kick, give up - stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"
2.foreswear - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
relinquish, renounce, quit
disclaim - renounce a legal claim or title to
abandon, give up - give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"


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God's prerogative to use violence might well encourage some to foreswear violence here and now, but it might just as easily inspire violent human behavior.
The Second Testament as a Covenant of Peace by Neville, David J. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
Whereas Hamas may rightly be asked to foreswear its call for destruction, meanwhile--Hello
Emergency protest of June 9 Gaza massacre by Twair, Pat / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Aquinas may have counseled that unjust laws, though they seem like no laws at all, be borne with at times in the name of peace, but he did not therefore insist that we foreswear our judgment as to the justice or injustice of laws and/or regimes.
The patriotism of a conservative by Frohnen, Bruce P. / Modern Age
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