Definitions

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  • verb transitive To swear again or anew.

Etymologies

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re- +‎ swear

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Examples

  • The scene of reconciliation, in which Beatrix made Calyste swear and reswear hatred to the wife, who, she said, was playing comedy, took place in a perfect bower where she played off her graces amid ravishing flowers, and rare plants of the costliest luxury.

    Beatrix 1839

  • The scene of reconciliation, in which Beatrix made Calyste swear and reswear hatred to the wife, who, she said, was playing comedy, took place in a perfect bower where she played off her graces amid ravishing flowers, and rare plants of the costliest luxury.

    Beatrix Honor�� de Balzac 1824

  • Army Col. Larry Morris, chief prosecutor for the Office of Military Commissions, decided to reswear the charges to add clarity, specify where the crimes occurred, and describe how they were committed, Secretary Whitman said on Thursday.

    The Reality Check 2009

  • Army Col. Larry Morris, chief prosecutor for the Office of Military Commissions, decided to reswear the charges to add clarity, specify where the crimes occurred, and describe how they were committed, Secretary Whitman said on Thursday.

    The Reality Check 2009

  • Army Col. Larry Morris, chief prosecutor for the Office of Military Commissions, decided to reswear the charges to add clarity, specify where the crimes occurred, and describe how they were committed, Secretary Whitman said on Thursday.

    The Reality Check 2009

  • Army Col. Larry Morris, chief prosecutor for the Office of Military Commissions, decided to reswear the charges to add clarity, specify where the crimes occurred, and describe how they were committed, Secretary Whitman said on Thursday.

    The Reality Check 2009

  • Army Col. Larry Morris, chief prosecutor for the Office of Military Commissions, decided to reswear the charges to add clarity, specify where the crimes occurred, and describe how they were committed, Secretary Whitman said on Thursday.

    The Reality Check 2009

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