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Forsake vs Deserter - What's the difference?

forsake | deserter |

As a verb forsake

is to abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce.

As a noun deserter is

a person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving.

forsake

English

Verb

  • To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently) , to renounce.

    • References

    * * Notes: English irregular verbs English words prefixed with for- ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • to give up, relinquish
  • to denounce (the devil)

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    References

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    deserter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
  • Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days

    • Related terms

    * desert (verb ) * desertion ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

    (head)