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- verb transitive To
forsake ;abandon ;renounce ;deny ;refuse .
Etymologies
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From Middle English withsaken, from Old English wiþsacan ("to forsake, abandon, renounce, refuse, deny, oppose, drive against"), equivalent to with- + sake. Compare Middle High German widersachen.
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