Definition of FORSAKE

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abandon, desert, forsake mean to leave without intending to return. abandon suggests that the thing or person left may be helpless without protection. abandoned children desert implies that the object left may be weakened but not destroyed by one's absence. a deserted town forsake suggests an action more likely to bring impoverishment or bereavement to that which is forsaken than its exposure to physical dangers. a forsaken lover

Examples of forsake in a Sentence

forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck

Recent Examples on the Web Toni Kiser, the museum’s assistant director for collections management, said the missives show how the unpredictability and horror of war compelled people to gush about their feelings, forsaking fears of rejection or humiliation. — Maria Cramer, New York Times, "Love Letters From World War II Reveal Promises Made and Broken," 13 Feb. 2020 At Calvary Baptist Church in Odenville last Sunday, chairs were spread apart at a distance and handshaking was forsaken as social distancing came to the service. — al, "It’s Sunday in the South with no church," 22 Mar. 2020 But the analyst hasn’t forsaken Zoom’s shares completely. — Michelle Cheng, Quartz at Work, "The downgrade Wall Street didn’t want to have to make," 8 Apr. 2020 The French hero of the American War of Independence, the Marquis de Lafayette, at first supported the revolution but forsook his command of one of the French armies in 1792, then spent five miserable years in Prussian and Austrian prisons. — Lynn Hunt, The New York Review of Books, "More Fraternité Than Liberté," 10 Mar. 2020 To infer that a new Methodist movement would forsake these things reflects false assumptions and misinformation. — al, "Methodist split: conservative event organizers respond to critics," 21 Feb. 2020 Trump’s move had sparked some of the most unified criticism of his administration to date, as lawmakers in both parties accused Trump of forsaking longtime Kurdish allies and inviting Russia and Iran to hold even greater sway in the volatile region. — Washington Post, "Pence works to reassure Kurdish allies in surprise Iraq trip," 24 Nov. 2019 What if one of us falls in love with someone else, gets married, and then forsakes our friendship vows? — T.l. Andrews, Quartz, "More people are dying alone—and the global economy isn’t prepared for it," 21 Dec. 2019 The original Horrible Boss, yes, but also the monomaniacal head of a literal ship of state, forsaking the intended mission (acquire whale blubber) for a personal vendetta against a quarry that mostly lives in his head. — BostonGlobe.com, "A rogue’s gallery great and unmatched - The Boston Globe," 11 Oct. 2019

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