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forsaking
 
Noun forsaking has 2 senses
  1. forsaking, giving up - the act of forsaking
    --1 is a kind of renunciation, forgoing, forswearing
    Derived form: verb forsake1
  2. abandonment, forsaking, desertion - the act of giving something up
    --2 is a kind of rejection
    --2 has particulars: exposure; apostasy, tergiversation; bolt
Verb forsake has 1 sense
  1. abandon, forsake, desolate, desert - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
    --1 is one way to leave
    Derived form: noun forsaking1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot forsake Sue
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