Word Study
swear in
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb swear in has 1 sense
- swear in(v = verb.communication) Array - administer on oath to; "The speaker of the House swore in the new President" is one way to inaugurate, kick off
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
ROGET THESAURUS
swear in
Commission
VB commission, delegate, depute, consign, assign, charge, intrust, entrust, commit, commit to the hands of, authorize, put in commission, accredit, engage, hire, bespeak, appoint, name, nominate, return, ordain, install, induct, inaugurate, swear in, invest, crown, enroll, enlist, give power of attorney to, employ, empower, set over, place over, send out, be commissioned, be accredited, represent, stand for, stand in the stead of, stand in the place of, stand in the shoes of.
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