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verbunswear (third-person singular simple present unswears, present participle unswearing, simple past unswore, past participle unsworn)
present singular third person unswears · participle present unswearing · past unswore · participle past unsworn
- To recall a previously sworn oath.
unswear that oath again, I'll tell you all;
1626 February 13 (licensing date; Gregorian calendar), Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Noble Gentleman”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)1 more example
The Ape was glad to end the strife so light , And there - to swore ; for who would not oft swear , And oft unswear , a diadem to bear ?
1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC
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