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forsaken

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for⋅sak⋅en

  [fawr-sey-kuhn]
Use forsaken in a Sentence
–verb
1. pp. of forsake.
–adjective
2. deserted; abandoned; forlorn: an old, forsaken farmhouse.
Related forms:
for⋅sak⋅en⋅ly, adverb
for⋅sak⋅en⋅ness, noun

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

  1. To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce: forsook liquor.

  2. 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.]
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Word Origin & History

forsake 
O.E. forsacan "decline, refuse," from for- "completely" + sacan "to deny, refuse" (see sake).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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