forswearing

for·swear also fore·swear  (fôr-swâr, fr-)

v. for·swore also fore·swore (fôr-swôr, fr-swr), for·sworn also fore·sworn (fôr-swôrn, fr-swrn), for·swear·ing also fore·swear·ing, for·swears also fore·swears

v.tr.

1.

a. To renounce or repudiate under oath.

b. To renounce seriously.

2. To disavow under oath; deny.

3. To make (oneself) guilty of perjury.

v.intr.

To swear falsely; commit perjury.

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[Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian : for-, wrongly; see for- + swerian, to swear; see swear.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

forswearing - the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) forgoing, renunciation rejection - the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection" forsaking, giving up - the act of forsaking self-abnegation, self-renunciation, abnegation, self-denial, denial - renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others