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   Forget , v. t. [imp. Forgot  (Forgat , Obs.); p. p. Forgotten , Forgot; p. pr. & vb. n. Forgetting.] [OE. forgeten, foryeten, AS. forgietan, forgitan; pref. for- + gietan, gitan (only in comp.), to get; cf. D. vergeten, G. vergessen, Sw. förgäta, Dan. forgiette. See For-, and Get, v. t.]
   To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing.
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   Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
   Ps. ciii. 2.
   
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   Let my right hand forget her cunning.
   Ps. cxxxvii. 5.
   
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   Hath thy knee forget to bow?
   Shak.
   
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   To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect.
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   Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . Yes, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
   Is. xlix. 15.
   
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   To forget one's self. (a) To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought. (b) To be entirely unselfish. (c) To be guilty of what is unworthy of one; to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control.
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