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Examples of forsake in a Sentence
forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck
Recent Examples of forsake from the Web
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But instead of cooling the water, the goal here is to get air in contact with the potassium dissolved in the water, which forsakes its hydroxide partner to grab molecules of CO2.
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Abandoning her training by Boas, and ignoring the dictates of both honesty and history, Hurston forsook the opportunity to record the story of another survivor.
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In any case, getting arrested – even getting tased – shouldn’t have been enough to forsake him.
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak ditched his Facebook account and excoriated Mark Zuckerberg on Monday, saying the CEO buys surrounding properties to ensure his own privacy while forsaking his users.
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Having apparently forsaken his Playmate and the yacht, Smith wrote from India.
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As computers came into the newspaper's art department, Mr. Champagne was slow to forsake creating art by hand.
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That hot pink bottle was then forsaken for the now ubiquitous Sugarbear Hair gummies, which have blanketed Instagram since early 2016.
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Origin and Etymology of forsake
Middle English, from Old English forsacan, from for- + sacan to dispute; akin to Old English sacu action at law — more at sake
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First Known Use: before 12th century
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same yearforsake Synonyms
Antonyms
Related Words
discard, ditch, dump, fling, jettison, junk, scrap, shed, shuck (off), throw away, throw out;
deliver, give up, hand over, relinquish, surrender, yield;
escape, retreat (from), take off (from), vacate, withdraw (from);
abjure, cut off, disown, reject, renounce, repudiate, separate (from);
Phrases
walk away from, walk out on;
Synonym Discussion of forsake
abandon, desert, forsake mean to leave without intending to return. abandon suggests that the thing or person left may be helpless without protection.
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- abandoned children
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- a deserted town
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- a forsaken lover
FORSAKE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of forsake for English Language Learners
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: to give up or leave (someone or something) entirely
FORSAKE Defined for Kids
Definition of forsake for Students
forsook
\-ˈsu̇k\;
forsaken
\-ˈsā-kən\;
forsaking
: to give up or leave entirely
- Don't forsake your friends.
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