forsake

About 1.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
2. verb To decline or refuse (something offered).
3. verb To avoid or shun (someone or something).
4. verb To cause disappointment to; to be insufficient for (someone or something).

Similar words

abandon desolate desert lurch abdicate forgo renounce foreswear leave quit

Often followed by

the his their me him you them us her all

Word family

forsaken forsakes forsaking forsook