Associations to the word «Forsake»

Wiktionary

FORSAKE, verb. To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce.

Dictionary definition

FORSAKE, verb. Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.