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reswear

verb

Etymology

From re- + swear.

  1. derived from *swer-✻ — “to swear”
  2. inherited from *swarjaną✻ — “to speak, swear”
  3. inherited from *swarjan✻
  4. inherited from swerian — “to swear, take an oath of office”
  5. inherited from sweren
  6. prefixed as reswear — “re + swear”

Definitions

  1. To swear again or anew.

    • “I don’t think it’s credible to state that the city should reswear officers who were already sworn in,” Mr. Wright said.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA