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for·sake
\fə(r)ˈsāk, fȯrˈ-, fȯ(ə)ˈ-\ transitive verb
(for·sook \-ˈsu̇k\ ; for·saken \-ˈsākən\ ; forsaking ; forsakes)
Etymology: Middle English forsaken to reject, forsake, from Old English forsacan, from for- + sacan to dispute, Gothic sakan to quarrel — more at sake
1. : to renounce or surrender (as a custom or practice formerly held dear)
< promised to forsake his bad habits if she would marry him >
2. : to quit or leave entirely : depart or withdraw from : leave, desert, abandon
< false friends forsake us in adversity >
< forsook the theater for a career in politics > |