for|sak´er

for|sak´er
for|sake «fr SAYK», transitive verb, -sook, -sak|en, -sak|ing.
to give up; leave alone; leave; abandon: »

At fourteen he ran away, forsaking his home and friends.

SYNONYM(S): renounce. See syn. under desert2. (Cf.desert)
[Old English forsacan < for- for- + sacan dispute, deny]
for|sak´er, noun.

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