foreswear

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verb

1. do without or cease to hold or adhere to
- We are dispensing with formalities
- relinquish the old ideas
• Syn:
waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, dispense with
• Derivationally related forms:
waiver (for: waive)
• Hyponyms:
kick, give up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. turn away from;
give up
- I am foreswearing women forever
• Syn:
renounce, quit, relinquish
• Derivationally related forms:
relinquishment (for: relinquish), relinquishing (for: relinquish), renunciant (for: renounce), renunciation (for: renounce)
• Hypernyms:
abandon, give up
• Hyponyms:
disclaim
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody