For·sake v. t. [imp. Forsook p. p. Forsaken p. pr. & vb. n. Forsaking.]
  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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  forsake
       v : leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the
           lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: abandon,
            desolate, desert]
       [also: forsook, forsaken]