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Meaning of swear

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  swear
      v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were
           cursing loudly in the street" [syn: {curse}, {cuss},
           {blaspheme}, {swear}, {imprecate}]
      2: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before
         God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify},
         {assert}, {avow}, {aver}, {swan}, {swear}]
      3: promise solemnly; take an oath
      4: make a deposition; declare under oath [syn: {swear},
         {depose}, {depone}]
      5: 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" [syn: {trust}, {swear}, {rely},
         {bank}] [ant: {distrust}, {mistrust}, {suspect}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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