Forgo

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forgo \For*go"\, v. t. [imp. {Forwent}; p. p. {Forgone}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Forgoing}.] [OE. forgan, forgon, forgoon, AS.
     forg[=a]n, prop., to go past, hence, to abstain from; pref.
     for- + g[=a]n to go; akin to G. vergehen to pass away, to
     transgress. See {Go}, v. i.]
     1. To pass by; to leave. See 1st {Forego}.


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              For sith [since] I shall forgoon my liberty
              At your request.                      --Chaucer.
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              And four [days] since Florimell the court forwent.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. to abstain from; to do without; to refrain from; to
        renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one
        within reach, or anticipated. See 1st {forego}, 2.
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     Note: This word in spelling has been confused with, and
           almost superseded by, forego to go before.
           Etymologically the form forgo is correct.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forgo
       v 1: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing
            with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: {waive},
             {relinquish}, {foreswear}, {dispense with}]
       2: lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime
          [syn: {forfeit}, {give up}, {throw overboard}, {waive}]
          [ant: {claim}]
       3: refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol"
          [syn: {give up}]
       [also: {forwent}, {forgone}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  73 Moby Thesaurus words for "forgo":
     abandon, abdicate, abjure, abstain, abstain from,
     acknowledge defeat, avoid, cease, cede, cry quits, desist from,
     disgorge, dispense with, dispose of, do without, drop, dump,
     eliminate, eschew, forbear, forsake, forswear, get along without,
     get rid of, give away, give over, give up, hand over,
     have done with, hold, hold aloof from, hold back, hold off,
     keep back, keep from, keep in hand, kiss good-bye, lay down,
     leave alone, leave off, leave out, let alone, let go by,
     make a sacrifice, never touch, not touch, not use, omit, part with,
     pass up, quitclaim, recant, refrain, refrain from, relinquish,
     render up, renounce, reserve, resign, retract, sacrifice, save,
     shun, spare, stand aloof from, surrender, swear off, throw up,
     turn down, vacate, waive, withhold, yield