forsake [verb]: give up, surrender; abandon, desert.
Example: To combat terror without forsaking human rights is a challenge every government faces.
Related words: forsaker [noun], forsaking [verb]
Synonyms: abandon, abdicate, desert, disown, forgo, forswear, jettison, jilt, relinquish, renounce
Antonyms: clasp, cling, clutch, embrace, grab, grasp
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