for ‧ sake /fəˈseɪk $ fər-/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense forsook /-ˈsʊk/, past participle forsaken /-ˈseɪkən/) [transitive] formal
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: forsacan ]
1 . to leave someone, especially when you should stay because they need you SYN abandon :
children forsaken by their parents
2 . to stop doing, using, or having something that you enjoy SYN give up :
She will never forsake her vegetarian principles.
3 . to leave a place, especially when you do not want to:
He has forsaken his native Finland to live in Britain.
⇨ ↑ godforsaken