forsaking

2 definitions found

forsaking - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Forsake \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.
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              If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my
              judgments.                            --Ps. lxxxix.
                                                    30.
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     2. To renounce; to reject; to refuse.
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              If you forsake the offer of their love. --Shak.
  
     Syn: To abandon; quit; desert; fail; relinquish; give up;
          renounce; reject. See Abandon.
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forsaking - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  forsaking
      n 1: the act of forsaking [syn: forsaking, giving up]
      2: the act of giving something up [syn: abandonment,
         forsaking, desertion]