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- pronunciation:
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seIk
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fr
seIk
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
forsakes, forsaking, forsook, forsaken |
definition 1: |
to abandon or desert.
He begged the others not to forsake him on the island.Forsaking his youthful companions, he settled down to work.- synonyms:
- abandon, desert
- antonyms:
- stick by
- similar words:
- betray, depart, flee, jilt, leave, let down, maroon, quit, turn one's back on
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definition 2: |
to give up or renounce.
He forsook smoking, but not drinking.- synonyms:
- abandon, forgo, forswear, leave off, quit, renounce
- similar words:
- abdicate, abjure, drop, relinquish
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related words: |
cede, disown, evacuate, fail, forfeit, forgo, scuttle, surrender |
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