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FORSAKING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of giving something up
Synonyms:
abandonment; desertion; forsaking
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("forsaking" is a kind of...):
rejection (the act of rejecting something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "forsaking"):
exposure (abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open))
apostasy; tergiversation (the act of abandoning a party for cause)
bolt (a sudden abandonment (as from a political party))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of forsaking
Synonyms:
forsaking; giving up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("forsaking" is a kind of...):
forgoing; forswearing; renunciation (the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.))
Derivation:
forsake (leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb forsake
