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Meaning of 'forsake' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Forsake [ v. t.]
- To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity.
- To renounce; to reject; to refuse.

Meaning of 'forsake' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . forsake [ v]
Meaning (1):
- leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Example in sentence:
  • The mother deserted her children

Nearby Words:

for for- fora forage foraged forager foraging foralite foramen foramina

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