verzaken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abjure verb To firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.
- abnegate verb To give up something, such as a right or privilege, often as an act of self-denial.
- forsake verb To abandon or give up someone or something, often permanently.
- neglect verb To fail to give proper care or attention to someone or something.
- relinquish verb To give up or hand over a right, position, or possession, often reluctantly.
- renege verb To break a promise or go back on an agreement.
- renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
- revoke verb To officially cancel or withdraw something, such as a license, law, or permission.
- waive verb To voluntarily give up a right, claim, or requirement.
Senses
verzaken is used for these senses in English:
- abjure To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate. [from 15th c.]
- abnegate (transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
- forsake (transitive) To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).
- neglect (transitive) To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
- relinquish (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
- renege (intransitive, card games) To break one's commitment to follow suit when capable.
- renounce (intransitive, card games) To fail to follow suit; playing a card of a different suit when having no card of the suit led.
- revoke (intransitive) To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when holding a card in that suit.
abjure — full definition
- verb To firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.
- verb To formally give up a belief or opinion by swearing an oath.
- verb To make someone take back a belief or opinion.
- verb (especially in 'abjure the realm') To swear a formal oath to leave a place and never return.
abnegate — full definition
- verb To give up something, such as a right or privilege, often as an act of self-denial.
- verb To let go of something completely, handing it over or giving it up for good.
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