forsake (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *forsake*:
VERB	cognition	forsake, abandon, desolate, desert	leave someone who needs or counts on you

forsake > pronunciation
Sounds	faorsey'k
Rhymes	ache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk...

English > *forsake*: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	Sam cannot forsake Sue
Synonyms	abandon, desolate, desert
Narrower	ditch	forsake
	expose	abandon by leaving out in the open air
	maroon, strand	Leave stranded or isolated / isolated with little hope of rescue
	walk out	Leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval
Broader	leave	Go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
Spanish	abandonar, dejar, desamparar, desasistir, desertar
Catalan	abandonar, deixar, desemparar, desertar
Nouns	forsaking	the act of forsaking

HyperDic: forsake