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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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