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forsaking
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Forsake \For*sake"\, 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 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of forsaking [syn: giving up ] the act of giving something up [syn: abandonment , desertion ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of forsake English)
Usage examples of forsaking.
But I, poor fool, seethed as does the sea, and, forsaking Thee, followed the violent course of my own stream, and exceeded all Thy limitations.
And Thou didst irritate the feeling of its wound, that, forsaking all else, it might be converted unto Thee,-who art above all, and without whom all things would be naught,-be converted and be healed.
In this state were we, until Thou, O most High, not forsaking our lowliness, commiserating our misery, didst come to our rescue by wonderful and secret ways.
But no wizardry nor spell, neither fang nor venom, nor devil's art nor beast-strength , could overthrow Huan without forsaking his body utterly.
This doom she chose, forsaking the Blessed Realm, and putting aside all claim to kinship with those that dwell there.
And the nineteenth king took the sceptre of his fathers, and he ascended the throne in the name of Adunakhôr, Lord of the West, forsaking the Elven-tongues and forbidding their use in his hearing.
Was he, for the first time since his foolish decision to go to Menzoberranzan alone, forsaking the help of his friends?