forsake
verb (used with object), for·sook, for·sak·en, for·sak·ing.
Origin of forsake
Synonyms for forsake
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Related Words for forsake
relinquish, quit, spurn, renounce, repudiate, forgo, forswear, disown, jettison, disclaim, abdicate, jilt, yield, leave, resign, surrender, desertExamples from the Web for forsake
Contemporary Examples of forsake
Every hour, the anthem is played, followed by Orthodox priests intoning prayers and beseeching God not to forsake Ukraine.
But will he be willing to forsake his lucrative gig at Fox News to grind it out on the campaign trail?
Muhammad assumed this risk because he refused to forsake any opportunity for peace.
The Kremlin will have little choice but to forsake its mega-projects.
He understood that to be leisurely is to forsake possibilities, even lives.
Historical Examples of forsake
O'Mooney's presence of mind did not forsake him upon this emergency.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
O blessed Spirit, whom I forsake for these, they are not thou!
Essays, First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson
There was no style, no state, unless she wished to forsake him.
The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2Henry James
How could I forsake my child, feeling my vigor all the time—the blood warm within me?
End of the TetherJoseph Conrad
Woe for the day when he was seduced to forsake that dear retirement!
The RectorMrs. (Margaret) Oliphant