Main Entry:

for·sake

Pronunciation:

\fər-ˈsāk, fȯr-\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

for·sook \-ˈsu̇k\ ; for·sak·en \-ˈsā-kən\ ; for·sak·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English forsacan, from for- + sacan to dispute; akin to Old English sacu action at law — more at sake

Date:

before 12th century

: to renounce or turn away from entirely <friends have forsaken her> <forsook the theater for politics>

synonyms see abandon