'Forgo' definitions:
Definition of 'forgo'
(from WordNet)
verb
Do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with]
verb
Be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate] [ant: follow, postdate]
verb
Definition of 'Forgo'
From: GCIDE
- Forgo \For*go"\, v. t. [imp. Forwent; p. p. Forgone; p. pr. & vb. n. Forgoing.] [OE. forgan, forgon, forgoon, AS. forg[=a]n, prop., to go past, hence, to abstain from; pref. for- + g[=a]n to go; akin to G. vergehen to pass away, to transgress. See Go, v. i.]
- 1. To pass by; to leave. See 1st Forego. [1913 Webster]
- For sith [since] I shall forgoon my liberty At your request. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- And four [days] since Florimell the court forwent. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. to abstain from; to do without; to refrain from; to renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated. See 1st forego, 2. [PJC]
- Note: This word in spelling has been confused with, and almost superseded by, forego to go before. Etymologically the form forgo is correct. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'forgo'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- abdicate,
- abjure,
- abstain,
- abstain from,
- acknowledge defeat,
- avoid,
- cease,
- cede,
- cry quits,
- desist from,
- disgorge,
- dispense with,
- dispose of,
- do without,
- drop,
- dump,
- eliminate,
- eschew,
- forbear,
- forsake,
- forswear,
- get along without,
- get rid of,
- give away,
- give over,
- give up,
- hand over,
- have done with,
- hold,
- hold aloof from,
- hold back,
- hold off,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep in hand,
- kiss good-bye,
- lay down,
- leave alone,
- leave off,
- leave out,
- let alone,
- let go by,
- make a sacrifice,
- never touch,
- not touch,
- not use,
- omit,
- part with,
- pass up,
- quitclaim,
- recant,
- refrain,
- refrain from,
- relinquish,
- render up,
- renounce,
- reserve,
- resign,
- retract,
- sacrifice,
- save,
- shun,
- spare,
- stand aloof from,
- surrender,
- swear off,
- throw up,
- turn down,
- vacate,
- waive,
- withhold,
- yield