unswear


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un·swear

 (ŭn-swâr′)
v. un·swore (-swôr′), un·sworn (-swôrn′), un·swear·ing, un·swears
v.tr.
To retract (an oath), often by swearing another oath.
v.intr.
To recant or retract something sworn.
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unswear

(ʌnˈswɛə)
vb, -swears, -swearing, -swore or -sworn
to retract or revoke (a sworn oath); abjure
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unswear


Past participle: unsworn
Gerund: unswearing

Imperative
unswear
unswear
Present
I unswear
you unswear
he/she/it unswears
we unswear
you unswear
they unswear
Preterite
I unswore
you unswore
he/she/it unswore
we unswore
you unswore
they unswore
Present Continuous
I am unswearing
you are unswearing
he/she/it is unswearing
we are unswearing
you are unswearing
they are unswearing
Present Perfect
I have unsworn
you have unsworn
he/she/it has unsworn
we have unsworn
you have unsworn
they have unsworn
Past Continuous
I was unswearing
you were unswearing
he/she/it was unswearing
we were unswearing
you were unswearing
they were unswearing
Past Perfect
I had unsworn
you had unsworn
he/she/it had unsworn
we had unsworn
you had unsworn
they had unsworn
Future
I will unswear
you will unswear
he/she/it will unswear
we will unswear
you will unswear
they will unswear
Future Perfect
I will have unsworn
you will have unsworn
he/she/it will have unsworn
we will have unsworn
you will have unsworn
they will have unsworn
Future Continuous
I will be unswearing
you will be unswearing
he/she/it will be unswearing
we will be unswearing
you will be unswearing
they will be unswearing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unswearing
you have been unswearing
he/she/it has been unswearing
we have been unswearing
you have been unswearing
they have been unswearing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unswearing
you will have been unswearing
he/she/it will have been unswearing
we will have been unswearing
you will have been unswearing
they will have been unswearing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unswearing
you had been unswearing
he/she/it had been unswearing
we had been unswearing
you had been unswearing
they had been unswearing
Conditional
I would unswear
you would unswear
he/she/it would unswear
we would unswear
you would unswear
they would unswear
Past Conditional
I would have unsworn
you would have unsworn
he/she/it would have unsworn
we would have unsworn
you would have unsworn
they would have unsworn
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