Meaning & use
forsake
To abandon or give up someone or something completely, especially in a way that feels like betrayal.
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He refused to forsake his childhood friends, even after becoming famous.
She could not forsake her principles, no matter how much pressure she faced.
A note on using this word
Forsake is formal and literary, often carrying strong emotional weight of loyalty broken, as in wedding vows or scripture.
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