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| VERB | 1 | swear, curse, cuss, blaspheme, imprecate | Utter obscenities or profanities |
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| 2 | swear, affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan | To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true | |
| 3 | swear | Promise solemnly | |
| 4 | swear, depose, depone | Make a deposition | |
| 5 | swear, trust, rely, bank | Have confidence or faith in |
| Sounds | sweh'r |
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| Rhymes | affair, air, airfare, and 110 more rhymes in ehr... |
| Meaning | Utter obscenities or profanities. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | curse, cuss, blaspheme, imprecate |
| Similar to | blaspheme |
| Broader | express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to |
| Nouns | swearing; swearer |
| Meaning | To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Model | They swear that there was a traffic accident |
| Examples | "Before God I swear I am innocent" |
| Synonyms | affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan |
| Broader | declare |
| Narrower | hold; claim, take; attest; declare; protest; assure, tell |
| Nouns | swearer; swearing |
| Meaning | Promise solemnly. Take an oath. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
| Model | They swear to move |
| Broader | vow |
| See also | swear off |
| Nouns | swearer |
| Meaning | Make a deposition. Declare under oath. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Synonyms | depose, depone |
| Broader | declare |
| Entailed by | perjure |
| Nouns | swearing |
| Meaning | Have confidence or faith in. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" |
| Synonyms | trust, rely, bank |
| Contrary | distrust, mistrust, suspect |
| Broader | believe |
| Narrower | credit; lean; count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon |
| Entailed by | confide |
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