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Webster 1913 Edition

Forsake

For-sake′

,
Verb.
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.
Syn. – To abandon; quit; desert; fail; relinquish; give up; renounce; reject. See
Abandon
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Forsake

FORSA'KE

,
Verb.
T.
pret. forsook; pp. forsaken. See Seek .]
1.
To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart from. Friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity.
Forsake the foolish, and live. Prov. 9.
2.
To abandon; to renounce; to reject.
If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments - Ps. 89.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Ps. 37.
3.
To leave; to withdraw from; to fail. In anger, the color forsakes the cheeks. In severe trials, let not fortitude forsake you.
4.
In scripture, God forsakes his people, when he withdraws his aid, or the light of his countenance.

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