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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Forsake \For*sake"\, verb (used with an object) [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) 2.0 [wn]:
forsook See {forsake}
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
forsake
verb: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: {abandon}, {desolate}, {desert}] [also: {forsook}, {forsaken}]
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