afzweren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abjure verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- abnegate verb To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
- defy verb To openly refuse to obey or comply with something.
- forswear verb To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
- renege verb To break a promise or go back on an agreement.
Senses
afzweren is used for these senses in English:
- abjure (historical) To renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to withdraw. [from 15th c.]
- abjure To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate. [from 15th c.]
- abnegate (transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
- defy (transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
- forswear (transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
- renege (transitive, archaic) To deny; to renounce
abjure — full definition
- verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- verb To renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to withdraw.
- verb To cause (someone) to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion).
- verb Especially in abjure the realm: to swear an oath to leave (a place) forever.
abnegate — full definition
- verb To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
- verb To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.