Forsake

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for⋅sake

[fawr-seyk]

–verb (used with object), -sook, -sak⋅en, -sak⋅ing.

1.	to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific.

2.	to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.).

Origin:
bef. 900; ME forsaken to deny, reject, OE forsacan, equiv. to for- for- + sacan to dispute

Related forms:

for⋅sak⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. See desert ² . 2. forswear, relinquish, forgo.

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for·sake (fôr-sāk', fər-)

tr.v. for·sook (-sŏŏk'), for·sak·en (-sā'kən), for·sak·ing, for·sakes

To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce: forsook liquor.
To leave altogether; abandon: forsook Hollywood and returned to the legitimate stage.

[Middle English forsaken, from Old English forsacan; see sāg- in Indo-European roots.]

Word Origin & History

forsake

O.E. forsacan "decline, refuse," from for- "completely" + sacan "to deny, refuse" (see sake).

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