foreswear

Verb

forswear (third-person singular simple present forswears, present participle forswearing, simple past forswore, past participle forsworn)

1. (transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
   • We forswear allegiance and support for the Economic Freedom Fighters.

   Synonyms:

   abjure, disavow, swear off, deny, disclaim, disown, forsay, renounce, repudiate, wash one's hands of

2. (intransitive, reflexive) To commit perjury; to break an oath.

   Synonyms:

   perjure, manswear, misswear