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swear v. [
curse, cuss, blaspheme, imprecate] utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
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swear v. [
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan] to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
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swear v. promise solemnly; take an oath
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swear v. [
depose, depone] make a deposition; declare under oath
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swear v. [
trust, rely, bank] have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
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