"forswearing" in the noun sense
1. renunciation, forgoing, forswearing
the act of renouncing sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
"forswearing" in the verb sense
1. abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
"She abjured her beliefs"
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