2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Forsake \For*sake"\, v. t. [imp. {Forsook}; p. p. {Forsaken}; p.
pr & vb n. {Forsaking}.] [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse;
for- + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See
{For-}, and {Sake}.]
1. 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.
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my
judgments. --Ps. lxxxix
30.
2. To renounce; to reject; to refuse.
If you forsake the offer of their love. --Shak.
Syn: To abandon; quit desert; fail relinquish; give up
renounce; reject. See {Abandon}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
forsaken
adj : left entirely; "forsaken slopes where children once played"
[ant: {unforsaken}]
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