Forseek

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To seek thoroughly (for); seek out. transitive

    "Always forseek alternative ways to do pretty much anything."

  2. 2
    Misspelling of forsake. alt-of, misspelling

    "The Rani also espoused their cause and marched from Garha to join them. When the astute sultan heard of this, he sent persons to the Rani with a view to inducing her to forseek her design, and thus averted a clash."

Synonyms

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seek outseek out

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"Always forseek alternative ways to do pretty much anything."

Etymology

From Middle English *forseken (attested in forsoȝt), from Old English forsēcan, forsēċan (“to afflict, attack”). By surface analysis, for- + seek. Compare West Frisian fersykje (“to request, petition”), Dutch verzoeken (“to request, ask, petition”), German versuchen (“to attempt, try”).

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