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unswore

unswore is the simple past of unswear.

Meaning of unswear

Verb

unswear (third-person singular simple present unswears, present participle unswearing, simple past unswore, past participle unsworn)

  1. To recall a previously sworn oath.
    • The Ape was glad to end the strife so light ,
      And there - to swore ; for who would not oft swear ,
      And oft unswear , a diadem to bear ?1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC

Questions about unswore

What is unswore the simple past of?
Unswore is the simple past of unswear.

Words near unswore in the dictionary

  1. unswizzles
  2. unswizzling
  3. unswollen
  4. unswooning
  5. unsworded
  6. unswore
  7. unsworn
  8. Unsworth
  9. Unsworths
  10. unswung
  11. unsycophantic

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