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Definition forsake in American English

forsake verb

[transitive] verb
/fərˈseɪk/
1

to leave someone, or to stop helping or taking care of them, when they still need you

Example

Forsaken by her friends, she sank deeper into depression.

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2

to stop doing, using, or having something

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Definition forsake in American English