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[ verb ] leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

Synonyms

desert abandon lurch desolate

Examples

"The mother deserted her children"

Used in print

(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)

Prokofieff never forsakes his medium for the cause of experimentation per_se .

Related terms

leave maroon ditch walk_out expose desertion forlornness forsaking

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Rhymes with

sake keepsake namesake

Phonetic and Homophones

F AO0 R S EY1 K

Similar Spelling

forsaken forsaking

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