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FORSOOK
FORSAKE
abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
(verb) leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; “The mother deserted her children”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
forsook
simple past tense 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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