to forsake a habit

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• forsake — [fôr sāk′, fərsāk′] vt. forsook, forsaken, forsaking [ME forsaken < OE forsacan, to oppose, forsake < for , FOR + sacan, to contend, strive < sacu: see SAKE1] 1. to give up; renounce (a habit, idea, etc.) 2. to leave; abandon SYN …   English World dictionary

• forsake — /fəˈseɪk / (say fuh sayk) verb (t) (forsook, forsaken, forsaking) 1. to desert or abandon: forsake one s friends. 2. to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.). {Middle English forsake(n), Old English forsacan deny, give up, from for for …  

• forsake — for•sake [[t]fɔrˈseɪk[/t]] v. t. sook, sak•en, sak•ing 1) to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: to forsake one s family[/ex] 2) to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.); forgo • Etymology: bef. 900; ME: to deny, reject, OE… …   From formal English to slang

• forsake — forsaker, n. /fawr sayk /, v.t., forsook, forsaken, forsaking. 1. to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert: She has forsaken her country for an island in the South Pacific. 2. to give up or renounce (a habit, way of life, etc.). [bef. 900; ME… …   Universalium

• eating habit — привычка в еде get into the habit вырабатывать привычку deep rooted habit укоренившаяся привычка ineradicable habit укоренившаяся привычка to break off a habit отказаться от привычки to forsake a habit отказываться от привычки …   English-Russian travelling dictionary

• Apostasy in Christianity — Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.[1] Apostasy in Christianity refers to the rejection of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian. The term apostasy comes from the Greek… …   Wikipedia

• Abandon — A*ban don ([.a]*b[a^]n d[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abandoned} ( d[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abandoning}.] [OF. abandoner, F. abandonner; a (L. ad) + bandon permission, authority, LL. bandum, bannum, public proclamation, interdiction, bannire to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Abandoned — Abandon A*ban don ([.a]*b[a^]n d[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abandoned} ( d[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abandoning}.] [OF. abandoner, F. abandonner; a (L. ad) + bandon permission, authority, LL. bandum, bannum, public proclamation, interdiction,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Abandoning — Abandon A*ban don ([.a]*b[a^]n d[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abandoned} ( d[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abandoning}.] [OF. abandoner, F. abandonner; a (L. ad) + bandon permission, authority, LL. bandum, bannum, public proclamation, interdiction,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars — The Chronicle of the Expulsion of the Greyfriars is a historical writing on the Reformation in Denmark between the years 1527 and 1532 when the Franciscans eventually were forced to leave Denmark. Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Chronicle of the… …   Wikipedia

• abandon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. relinquish, resign, give up, forgo, surrender, discontinue, waive, abdicate; leave, quit, evacuate, withdraw (from); desert, forsake, maroon, discard, drop; let go, throw up, pull out of, have done …   English dictionary for students