To guarantee by a solemn promise

• vow

  1. An earnest promise to perform a specified act or behave in a certain manner, especially a solemn promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order:
  2. To promise solemnly; pledge.
  3. To make a pledge or threat to undertake:

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  1. An earnest promise to perform a specified act or behave in a certain manner, especially a solemn promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order:
  2. To promise solemnly; pledge.
  3. To make a pledge or threat to undertake:

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• promise

  1. A declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; a vow.
  2. Something promised.
  3. Indication of something favorable to come; expectation:

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  1. A declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; a vow.
  2. Something promised.
  3. Indication of something favorable to come; expectation:

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• plight

  1. A situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one.

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  1. A situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one.

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• pledge

  1. A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something:
  2. Something given or held as security to guarantee payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation.
  3. The condition of something thus given or held:

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  1. A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something:
  2. Something given or held as security to guarantee payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation.
  3. The condition of something thus given or held:

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• covenant

  1. A binding agreement; a compact.
  2. A condition in a contract such as a deed or lease, nonperformance or violation of which gives rise to a cause of action for breach.
  3. A contract.

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  1. A binding agreement; a compact.
  2. A condition in a contract such as a deed or lease, nonperformance or violation of which gives rise to a cause of action for breach.
  3. A contract.

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To use profane or obscene language

• cuss

  1. To curse or curse at.
  2. A curse.
  3. A stubborn or annoying person or animal.

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  1. To curse or curse at.
  2. A curse.
  3. A stubborn or annoying person or animal.

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• damn

  1. To condemn to everlasting punishment or another terrible fate in the afterlife; doom:
  2. To condemn to an undesirable fate; destine:
  3. To bring about the failure of; ruin:

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  1. To condemn to everlasting punishment or another terrible fate in the afterlife; doom:
  2. To condemn to an undesirable fate; destine:
  3. To bring about the failure of; ruin:

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• curse

  1. An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
  2. Evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to such an appeal:
  3. A source or cause of evil; a scourge:

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  1. An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something.
  2. Evil or misfortune that comes as if in response to such an appeal:
  3. A source or cause of evil; a scourge:

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• blaspheme

  1. To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.
  2. To revile; execrate.
  3. To speak blasphemy.

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  1. To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.
  2. To revile; execrate.
  3. To speak blasphemy.

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To give evidence or testimony under oath

• depose

  1. To remove from office or power.
  2. To dethrone.
  3. To take a deposition from:

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  1. To remove from office or power.
  2. To dethrone.
  3. To take a deposition from:

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• depone

  1. To depose.
  2. To give testimony by affidavit or deposition.

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  1. To depose.
  2. To give testimony by affidavit or deposition.

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• witness

  1. One who can give a firsthand account of something seen, heard, or experienced:
  2. One who is called on to testify before a court.
  3. One who is called on to be present at a transaction in order to attest to what takes place.

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  1. One who can give a firsthand account of something seen, heard, or experienced:
  2. One who is called on to testify before a court.
  3. One who is called on to be present at a transaction in order to attest to what takes place.

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• testify

  1. To give testimony in a legal case or before a deliberative body:
  2. To express or declare a strong belief, especially to make a declaration of faith.
  3. To make a statement based on personal knowledge in support of an asserted fact; bear witness:

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  1. To give testimony in a legal case or before a deliberative body:
  2. To express or declare a strong belief, especially to make a declaration of faith.
  3. To make a statement based on personal knowledge in support of an asserted fact; bear witness:

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• attest

  1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine:
  2. To certify by signature or oath:
  3. To certify in an official capacity.

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  1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine:
  2. To certify by signature or oath:
  3. To certify in an official capacity.

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To curse

• cuss

  1. To curse or curse at.
  2. A curse.
  3. A stubborn or annoying person or animal.

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  1. To curse or curse at.
  2. A curse.
  3. A stubborn or annoying person or animal.

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• utter profanity

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• blaspheme

  1. To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.
  2. To revile; execrate.
  3. To speak blasphemy.

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  1. To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.
  2. To revile; execrate.
  3. To speak blasphemy.

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To take an oath

• cross-one-s-heart

  1. To attest to the truthfulness of an associated statement.

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  1. To attest to the truthfulness of an associated statement.

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• give witness

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• make an affidavit

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• swear-by

  1. (idiomatic) To wholeheartedly trust.

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  1. (idiomatic) To wholeheartedly trust.

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• assert

  1. To state or express positively; affirm:
  2. To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example).
  3. To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate:

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  1. To state or express positively; affirm:
  2. To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example).
  3. To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate:

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• vouch

  1. To give personal assurances or a guarantee:
  2. To constitute supporting evidence; give substantiation:
  3. To substantiate by supplying evidence; prove:

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  1. To give personal assurances or a guarantee:
  2. To constitute supporting evidence; give substantiation:
  3. To substantiate by supplying evidence; prove:

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• warrant

  1. A judicial writ authorizing the search or seizure of property, arrest of a person, or the execution of a legal judgment.
  2. A voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
  3. An option to buy stock at a specified price from an issuing company.

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  1. A judicial writ authorizing the search or seizure of property, arrest of a person, or the execution of a legal judgment.
  2. A voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
  3. An option to buy stock at a specified price from an issuing company.

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• attest

  1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine:
  2. To certify by signature or oath:
  3. To certify in an official capacity.

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  1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine:
  2. To certify by signature or oath:
  3. To certify in an official capacity.

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• vow

  1. An earnest promise to perform a specified act or behave in a certain manner, especially a solemn promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order:
  2. To promise solemnly; pledge.
  3. To make a pledge or threat to undertake:

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  1. An earnest promise to perform a specified act or behave in a certain manner, especially a solemn promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order:
  2. To promise solemnly; pledge.
  3. To make a pledge or threat to undertake:

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• state

  1. A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances:
  2. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development:
  3. A mental or emotional condition:

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  1. A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances:
  2. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development:
  3. A mental or emotional condition:

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• testify

  1. To give testimony in a legal case or before a deliberative body:
  2. To express or declare a strong belief, especially to make a declaration of faith.
  3. To make a statement based on personal knowledge in support of an asserted fact; bear witness:

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  1. To give testimony in a legal case or before a deliberative body:
  2. To express or declare a strong belief, especially to make a declaration of faith.
  3. To make a statement based on personal knowledge in support of an asserted fact; bear witness:

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• depose

  1. To remove from office or power.
  2. To dethrone.
  3. To take a deposition from:

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  1. To remove from office or power.
  2. To dethrone.
  3. To take a deposition from:

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• affirm

  1. To declare positively; assert to be true:
  2. To declare support for or belief in:
  3. To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm:

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  1. To declare positively; assert to be true:
  2. To declare support for or belief in:
  3. To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm:

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• avow

  1. To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly:
  2. To state positively; declare:

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  1. To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly:
  2. To state positively; declare:

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To declare

• maintain

  1. To keep up or carry on; continue:
  2. To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain:
  3. To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency:

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  1. To keep up or carry on; continue:
  2. To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain:
  3. To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency:

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• affirm

  1. To declare positively; assert to be true:
  2. To declare support for or belief in:
  3. To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm:

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  1. To declare positively; assert to be true:
  2. To declare support for or belief in:
  3. To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm:

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• assert

  1. To state or express positively; affirm:
  2. To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example).
  3. To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate:

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  1. To state or express positively; affirm:
  2. To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example).
  3. To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate:

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