"reswear" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: reswears [present, singular, third-person], reswearing [participle, present], reswore [past], resworn [participle, past]
Etymology: re- + swear Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|swear}} re- + swear Head templates: {{en-verb|reswears|reswearing|reswore|resworn}} reswear (third-person singular simple present reswears, present participle reswearing, simple past reswore, past participle resworn)
  1. (transitive) To swear again or anew. Tags: transitive Synonyms: re-swear
    Sense id: en-reswear-en-verb-cX9qZaJ1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

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