Synonyms for forsake

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fawr-seyk

Phonetic Transcription : fɔrˈseɪk

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Définition of forsake

Origin : Old English forsacan "object to, decline, oppose, refuse, deny," from for- "completely" + sacan "to deny, refuse" (see sake). Related: Forsaking.

verb abandon, turn one's back on

Example sentences :

O'Mooney's presence of mind did not forsake him upon this emergency.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

O blessed Spirit, whom I forsake for these, they are not thou!
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

There was no style, no state, unless she wished to forsake him.
Extract from : « The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 » by Henry James

How could I forsake my child, feeling my vigor all the time—the blood warm within me?
Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad

Woe for the day when he was seduced to forsake that dear retirement!
Extract from : « The Rector » by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

Under these circumstances, could I, he urged upon me, forsake him?
Extract from : « The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido » by Henry Keppel

To forsake it is to "forsake their own mercy," to "turn back into perdition."
Extract from : « Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews » by Handley C.G. Moule

To forsake Letitia is to leave her and the children to starve.
Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

The shepherds had been dispersed, but the flock refused to forsake the fold.
Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird

Stephen was powerless to forsake the depressing, luring subject.
Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy

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