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   Forsake , 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.]
   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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   If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments.
   Ps. lxxxix. 30.
   
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   To renounce; to reject; to refuse.
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   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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