for·sake  (fôr-s āk , f ər-)
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tr.v. for·sook (-s k ), for·sak·en (-s āk ən), for·sak·ing, for·sakes 1. To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce: forsook liquor. 2. To leave altogether; abandon: forsook Hollywood and returned to the legitimate stage.
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