formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
If you forswear something, you promise that you will stop doing it, having it, or using it. The party was offered a share of government if it forswore violence. = renounce. to stop doing something or promise that you will stop doing something = renounce
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[ for-'swar, fOr-, -'swer ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English forsweren, from Old English forswerian, from for- + swerian to swear.