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forsaking

DEFINITIONS OF: forsaking

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n the act of forsaking

Synonyms:
giving up
Type of:
forgoing, forswearing, renunciation
the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)

n the act of giving something up

Synonyms:
abandonment, desertion
Types:
exposure
abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)
apostasy, tergiversation
the act of abandoning a party for cause
bolt
a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
Type of:
rejection
the act of rejecting something
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