forsake

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. ] 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments. Ps. lxxxix. 30. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To renounce; to reject; to refuse. [ 1913 Webster ]

If you forsake the offer of their love. Shak.

Syn. -- To abandon; quit; desert; fail; relinquish; give up; renounce; reject. See Abandon. [ 1913 Webster ]