[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

swear \swear\, v. i. imp. swore, formerly sware; p. p.
   sworn; p. pr.  vb. n. swearing. oe. swerien, as.
   swerian; akin to d. zweren, os. swerian, ohg. swerien, g.
   schw"oren, icel. sverja, sw. svaumrja, dan. svaerge,
   icel.  sw. svara to answer, dan. svare, dan.  sw. svar an
   answer, goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to e. swarm.
   root177. cf. answer.
   1. to affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to
      god for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise,
      threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by
      some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the
      bible, the koran, etc.
      1913 webster

            ye shall swear by my name falsely.    --lev. xix.
                                                  12.
      1913 webster

            i swear by all the roman gods.        --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. law to give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth
      of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.
      1913 webster

   3. to make an appeal to god in an irreverant manner; to use
      the name of god or sacred things profanely; to call upon
      god in imprecation; to curse.
      1913 webster

            i swore little; diced not above seven times a
            week.                                 --shak.
      1913 webster

   to swear by, to place great confidence in a person or
      thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. "i simply
      meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by lord
      verulam." --miss edgeworth.

   to swear off, to make a solemn vow, or a serious
      resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off
      smoking. slang
      1913 webster
see also:
swore sware sworn swearing answer to swear by 
to swear off 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sworn \sworn\,
   p. p. of swear.
   1913 webster

   sworn brothers, originally, companions in arms who took an
      oath to share together good and bad fortune; hence,
      faithful friends.

   sworn enemies, determined or irreconcilable enemies.

   sworn friends, close friends.
      1913 webster
see also:
swear sworn brothers sworn enemies sworn friends 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

swear
     v 1: utter obscenities or profanities; "the drunken men were
          cursing loudly in the street" syn: curse, cuss, blaspheme,
           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
     3: promise solemnly; take an oath
     4: make a deposition; declare under oath syn: 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, rely, bank
        ant: distrust, distrust
     also: sworn, swore
see also:
curse cuss blaspheme imprecate affirm verify 
assert avow aver swan depose 
depone trust rely bank distrust 
sworn swore 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sworn
     adj 1: bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early
            tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies"
            syn: pledged
     2: bound by or stated on oath; "now my sworn friend and then
        mine enemy"- shakespeare ant: unsworn
see also:
pledged unsworn 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sworn
     see swear
see also:
swear 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

45 moby thesaurus words for "sworn":
   affianced, affirmed, alleged, announced, asserted, asseverated,
   assured, attested, averred, avouched, avowed, betrothed, bound,
   certified, committed, compromised, confirmed, contracted, declared,
   deep-dyed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, deposed, dyed-in-the-wool,
   engaged, entrenched, enunciated, guaranteed, intended, manifestoed,
   obligated, pledged, plighted, predicated, professed, promised,
   pronounced, settled, stated, sworn to, underwritten, vouched,
   vouched for, vowed, warranted

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