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forsaking
DEFINITIONS OF:
forsaking
1
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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