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Thesaurus: forsake

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.

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  1. v. t. 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.
  2. v. t. To renounce; to reject; to refuse.
  3. v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  4. 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. If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments. Ps. lxxxix. 30. 2. To renounce; to reject; to refuse. If you forsake the offer of their love. Shak. Syn. -- To abandon; quit; desert; fail; relinquish; give up; renounce; reject. See Abandon.
  5. v:100 v leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch