noun
Meaning 1
The act of one who forswears.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
forswearing
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of forswear
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 3
the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: renunciation, forgoing
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Broader terms: rejection
Narrower terms: forsaking, giving up, abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation
History
Etymology
From Middle English forswerynge; equivalent to for- + swearing.