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Forsake

/fɔˈrseɪk/
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(verb) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).

I can't forsake a friend in trouble.
He could not forsake his friend in trouble.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He promised that he would never ____ his principles, even in the face of intense public pressure.

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