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Forsook

/fɔɹˈsʊk/

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

📖 Definitions of "Forsook"

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Word	Definition
eschewedverb	(transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
ditched	Having a ditch
disdainedverb	(transitive) To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.
fledverb	a 1996 American buddy action comedy film directed by Kevin Hooks.
quittedverb	(transitive) To leave (a place).
abandoningverb	An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
abjuredverb	Having been renounced, forsworn or rejected.
renouncedverb	(transitive) To give up, resign, surrender.
hearkenedverb	(intransitive) To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience.
disdainingverb	Disdain.
forsworeverb	(transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
betookverb	(reflexive, literary) To take oneself to; go or move; repair; resort; have recourse.
withdrewverb	(transitive) To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
retreatedverb	people who have retreated
forewentverb	To precede, to go before.
shirkedverb	(transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
contemnedverb	(transitive, dated) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
scorningverb	The act of one who scorns.
eschewingverb	(transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
beheldverb	(transitive) To look at or see (someone or something), especially appreciatively; to descry, to look upon.