Hypertext Webster Gateway: "forsake"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Forsake \For*sake"\, v. t. [imp. {Forsook}; p. p. {Forsaken}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Forsaking}.] [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse;
for- + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See
{For-}, and {Sake}.]
1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to
depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and
flatterers forsake us in adversity.

If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my
judgments. --Ps. lxxxix.
30.

2. To renounce; to reject; to refuse.

If you forsake the offer of their love. --Shak.

Syn: To abandon; quit; desert; fail; relinquish; give up;
renounce; reject. See {Abandon}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

forsake
v : leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the
lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: {abandon},
{desolate}, {desert}]


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