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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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