forsake

/fər-ˈsāk/

Middle English, from Old English forsacan, from for- + sacan to dispute; akin to Old English sacu action at law

verb

  1. to renounce or turn away from entirely

friends have forsaken her

abandon desert forsake mean to leave without intending to return. abandon suggests that the thing or person left may be helpless without protection. desert implies that the object left may be weakened but not destroyed by one's absence.

idiom

  1. —used to refer to making art for no other reason than that art is important

idiom

  1. —used to express surprise or annoyance