FORSAKES

Verb

forsakes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forsake

Source: Wiktionary


FORSAKE

For*sake", v. t. [imp. Forsook; p. p. Forsaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Forsaking.] Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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