un forsaking
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.).
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| —vb , -sakes, -saking, -sook, -saken | |
| 1. | to abandon |
| 2. | to give up (something valued or enjoyed) |
| [Old English forsacan] | |
| for'saker | |
| —n | |
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Un forsaking
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
forsake
O.E. forsacan "decline, refuse," from for- "completely" + sacan "to deny, refuse" (see sake).
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