for·sak·en

[fawr-sey-kuhn]
verb
1.
past participle of forsake.
adjective
2.
deserted; abandoned; forlorn: an old, forsaken farmhouse.

Related forms
for·sak·en·ly, adverb
for·sak·en·ness, noun
self-for·sak·en, adjective
un·for·sak·en, adjective
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for·sake

[fawr-seyk]
verb (used with object), for·sook, for·sak·en, for·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:
before 900; Middle English forsaken to deny, reject, Old English forsacan, equivalent to for- for- + sacan to dispute

Related forms
for·sak·er, noun
un·for·sak·ing, adjective

Synonyms
1. See desert2. 2. forswear, relinquish, forgo.
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forsake (fəˈseɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb , -sakes, -saking, -sook, -saken
1.  to abandon
2.  to give up (something valued or enjoyed)
 
[Old English forsacan]
 
for'saker
 
—n

forsaken (fəˈseɪkən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
1.  the past participle of forsake
 
—adj
2.  completely deserted or helpless; abandoned
 
for'sakenly
 
—adv
 
for'sakenness
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

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

forsaken
c.1300, pp. of forsake
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Example sentences
If he could have seen the wrong, he would have forsaken it.
They evidently evolved from well-camouflaged species that must have forsaken
  their protective coloring.
The older, communist ones have been forsaken, and their replacements haven't
  taken root.
The prevailing view is that acquisitions are a luxury, to be pursued in good
  times and forsaken in the bad.
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