foreswear

Other forms: foreswearing; foreswears

Definitions of foreswear
  1. verb
    turn away from; give up
    synonyms: forsake, quit, relinquish, renounce
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    types:
    disclaim
    renounce a legal claim or title to
    type of:
    abandon, give up
    give up with the intent of never claiming again
  2. verb
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
    synonyms: dispense with, forego, forgo, relinquish, waive
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    types:
    give up, kick
    stop consuming
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