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Prosecuted vs Forsaken - What's the difference?

prosecuted | forsaken |

As verbs the difference between prosecuted and forsaken

is that prosecuted is (prosecute) while forsaken is .

As an adjective forsaken is

deserted; abandoned.

prosecuted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (prosecute)
  • * 1959 , William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch , page 9
    • The Vigilante is prosecuted in Federal Court under a lynch bill and winds up in a Federal Nut House specially designed for the containment of ghosts: precise, prosaic impact of objects...washstand...door...toilet...bars...there they are...this is it...all lines cut...nothing beyond...Dead End...And the Dead End in every face...

    forsaken

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Deserted; abandoned
  • Helpless

    • Derived terms

    * forsakenly * forsakenness * God forsaken * God-forsaken * Godforsaken * god forsaken * god-forsaken * godforsaken

    Verb

    (head)
    • English irregular past participles