Withsake
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Withsake is a verb meaning (transitive, obsolete) To forsake; abandon; renounce; deny; refuse.
Meaning
(transitive, obsolete) To forsake; abandon; renounce; deny; refuse.
Example Sentences
[...] as Christ did not withsake, a love not proceeding from God and referring all to him, which the Apostle here forbids.
Well! the king then openly declared to the priest and to them all, that he would firmly "withsake" and renounce idolatry, and receive the faith of Christ.
[...] there appears a reference to the body "withsaking" the devil (G47), a clear indication that there was a time in the life of the body when it was not so thorough a sinner.
Word Forms
- withsakes
- withsaking
- withsook
- withsaken
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unsake, forswear, forsake, forseek, forhow, foreswear.
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