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forsook

[ fawr-sook ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

forsook

/ fəˈsʊk /

But fortunately for Webster, he was also a marketing genius whose “fortitude never forsook him.”

Gradually he forsook his wife, whom he deceived on account of Madame de Serizy.

He wished to marry Modeste Mignon but forsook her quickly enough when he found out that her family was bankrupt.

He forsook Tiphaine's party for the Liberals headed by lawyer Vinet.

But in a minute he saw her, and for once his self-possession temporarily forsook him.

When they thought I was done for, the rats forsook the sinking ship.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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