SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
forsake
verb
To abandon or give up.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Abandon or renounce
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Usage distinction
Return to topDesert emphasizes leaving someone who depends on you; renounce fits voluntarily giving up an aim or belief.
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See forsake in use
She refused to forsake her childhood dream of becoming an artist.
A village organizer refused to forsake an agreement to share stored materials, even when a richer settlement offered her a private reward for abandoning it.
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