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.] 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.
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in
my judgments.
Ps. lxxxix. 30.
2. To renounce; to reject; to
refuse.
If you forsake the offer of their
love.
Shak.
Syn. -- To abandon; quit; desert; fail; relinquish; give
up; renounce; reject. See Abandon.