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.