swear
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(verb) promise solemnly; take an oath |
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Related Words: vow |
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| 2. |
(verb) make a deposition; declare under oath |
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Synonyms: depone, depose |
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Related Words: declare |
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| 3. |
(verb) have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education" |
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Synonyms: bank, rely, trust |
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Related Words: believe, bet on, calculate on, count on, count upon, credit, depend on, depend upon, lean, look to, reckon on, rely on, rely upon |
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| 4. |
(verb) utter obscenities |
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Synonyms: blaspheme, curse, cuss, imprecate |
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Related Words: express, give tongue to, utter |
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(verb) to declare or affirm as true: "Before God I swear I am innocent." |
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Synonyms: affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan |
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Related Words: assure, attest, claim, declare, declare, hold, protest, take, tell |
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