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verb-transitive
Law To administer a legal oath to: All the witnesses have been sworn.
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To declare or affirm solemnly by invoking a deity or a sacred person or thing.
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To promise or pledge with a solemn oath; vow: He swore his oath of allegiance to the queen. See Synonyms at promise.
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To say or affirm earnestly and with great conviction.
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To utter or bind oneself to (an oath).
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verb-intransitive
Law To give evidence or testimony under oath.
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To make a solemn declaration, invoking a deity or a sacred person or thing, in confirmation of and witness to the honesty or truth of such a declaration.
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To make a solemn promise; vow.
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To use profane oaths; curse.
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phrasal-verb
Swear at To use abusive, violent, or blasphemous language against; curse.
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Swear by To have great reliance on or confidence in: He swears by his personal physician.
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Swear by To take an oath by: He swore by all the angels and saints of heaven.
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Swear in To administer a legal or official oath to: swear in a mayor.
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Swear off Informal To pledge to renounce or give up: She has sworn off cigarettes.
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verb
To utter or take solemnly (an oath).
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To assert as true or promise under oath .
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To assert or promise emphatically or earnestly .
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To put to an oath administer an oath to.
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To bind by an oath .
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