For-sāke', v. t.
v. t. [imp. FORSOOK; p. p. FORSAKEN; p. pr. & vb. n. FORSAKING.] [A-S. forsacan, to oppose, refuse, from for and sacan, to contend, strive, defend one's right, Goth. sakan, Sw. forsaka, Dan. forsage, D. verzaken, Ger. versagen, to deny, renounce.]
Sense 1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity.
Forsake the foolish, and live. Prov. ix. 6.
Sense 2. To abandon; to renounce; to reject.
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments. Ps. lxxxix. 30.
If you forsake the offer of their love. Shak.
Synonyms—To abandon; quit; assert; fail; relinquish; give up; renounce; reject. See ABANDON.