Definition of forsake

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Forsake (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..

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Lonely :: Lonely (superl.) Alone, or in want of company; forsaken..
Derelict :: Derelict (a.) Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands..
Desert :: Desert (v. t.) To leave (especially something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country..
Friendless :: Friendless (a.) Destitute of friends; forsaken.
Lasslorn :: Lasslorn () Forsaken by a lass.
Desolate :: Desolate (a.) Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless.
Abandoned :: Abandoned (a.) Forsaken, deserted..
Forsake :: Forsake (v. t.) To renounce; to reject; to refuse.
Lovelorn :: Lovelorn (a.) Forsaken by one's love.
Willow :: Willow (n.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. A wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight. Sir W. Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the person beloved, is said to wear the willow..
Lorn :: Lorn (a.) Forsaken; abandoned; solitary; bereft; as, a lone, lorn woman..
Desertion :: Desertion (n.) The state of being forsaken; desolation; as, the king in his desertion..
Quit :: Quit (a.) To have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to quit the place; to quit jesting..
Leave :: Leave (v.) To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to relinquish..
Destitute :: Destitute (a.) Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of..
Deserter :: Deserter (n.) One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion..
Forsaker :: Forsaker (n.) One who forsakes or deserts.
Desert :: Desert (a.) Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island..
Forsaken :: Forsaken (p. p.) of Forsak.
Forsay :: Forsay (v. t.) To forbid; to renounce; to forsake; to deny.
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