Verb: foreswear (foreswore,foresworn,foreswearing) for'swehr
- Set aside or refrain from enforcing (a rule, requirement, or formality)
"The church foreswore its authority over civil matters";
- waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, dispense with
- Turn away from; give up
"I am foreswearing women forever";
- renounce, quit, relinquish
Derived forms: foreswears, foreswearing, foresworn, foreswore