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English Dictionary: forsaking by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
forsaking
n
  1. the act of forsaking
    Synonym(s): forsaking, giving up
  2. the act of giving something up
    Synonym(s): abandonment, forsaking, desertion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
  
                     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}.
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