'Forsake' definitions:
Definition of 'forsake'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Forsake'
From: GCIDE
- Forsake \For*sake"\, v. t. [imp. Forsook; p. p. Forsaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Forsaking.] [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse; for- + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See For-, and Sake.]
- 1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity. [1913 Webster]
- If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments. --Ps. lxxxix. 30. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To renounce; to reject; to refuse. [1913 Webster]
- If you forsake the offer of their love. --Shak.
- Syn: To abandon; quit; desert; fail; relinquish; give up; renounce; reject. See Abandon. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'forsake'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- abdicate,
- back out,
- be unfaithful,
- beg off,
- break faith,
- cast off,
- chuck,
- cry off,
- deny,
- depart,
- depart from,
- desert,
- discard,
- drop out,
- evacuate,
- fail,
- flee,
- forgo,
- forswear,
- give up,
- go back on,
- have done with,
- jettison,
- jilt,
- leave,
- leave behind,
- leave flat,
- maroon,
- pass the buck,
- pull out,
- quit,
- quit cold,
- recant,
- reject,
- relinquish,
- renege,
- renounce,
- repudiate,
- resign,
- say goodbye to,
- shift the blame,
- shift the responsibility,
- stand down,
- surrender,
- take leave of,
- throw over,
- vacate,
- withdraw,
- yield