Third person singular present tense of forsake; means to abandon, desert, or give up someone or something.
Modern present tense form of 'forsake,' from Old English 'forsacan,' combining Germanic 'for-' (completely) and 'sacan' (to contest or dispute).
This is the form you'd hear in formal speech or old texts—'he forsakes his duty' sounds more serious and archaic than 'he abandons his duty.'
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