v.tr. (past forsook; past part. forsaken) 1 give up; break off from; renounce. 2 withdraw one's help, friendship, or companionship from; desert, abandon. forsakenness n. forsaker n.
[ OE forsacan deny, renounce, refuse, f. WG; cf. OE sacan quarrel ]
FORSAKE
Meaning of FORSAKE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012