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English verb: forsake | |||
| 1. | forsake (cognition) leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | ||
| Samples | The mother deserted her children. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot forsake Sue | ||
| Synonyms | abandon, desert, desolate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leave | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ditch, expose, maroon, strand, walk out | ||
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