v. |
[1] |
depose
,
curse
,
cuss
,
aver
,
asseverate
,
blaspheme
,
imprecate
,
declare
,
insist
,
assert
,
solemnly affirm/state
,
testify
,
promise
,
take an oath
,
undertake
,
vow
,
avow
,
vouchsafe
,
warrant
,
pledge
,
give one's word
,
agree
|
[2] |
curse
,
affirm
,
verify
,
blaspheme
,
imprecate
,
assert
,
avow
,
use profanity
,
utter profanities
,
aver
,
swan
,
execrate
,
(Colloq) cuss
|
[3] |
swear by
,
trust (in)
,
believe in
,
rely on
,
have confidence in
,
count on
|
[4] |
swear off
,
depose
,
depone
,
forswear
,
renounce
,
abjure
,
go off
,
forgo
,
shun
,
avoid
,
give up
,
eschew
,
forsake
,
throw over
|
[5] |
trust
,
rely
,
bank
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