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forsaker
[
fawr-
seyk
]
Origin
for·sake
/
fɔrˈseɪk
/
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[
fawr-
seyk
]
Show IPA
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:
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
desert
2
.
2.
forswear, relinquish, forgo.
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World English Dictionary
forsake
(fəˈseɪk)
—
vb
,
-sakes
,
-saking
,
-sook
,
-saken
1.
to abandon
2.
to give up (something valued or enjoyed)
[Old English
forsacan
]
for'saker
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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