Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To lose entirely or completely; abandon.
- To bereave; deprive.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To lose utterly.
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- verb transitive, obsolete To
lose entirely or completely. - verb transitive, obsolete To
destroy ,kill . - verb transitive, obsolete To
abandon ,forsake . - verb transitive, obsolete To
bereave ;deprive .
Etymologies
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From Middle English forlesen, from Old English forlēosan ("to lose, abandon, let go, destroy, ruin"), equivalent to for- + lese. Cognate with Scots forlore ("to lose"), Dutch verliezen ("to lose"), German verlieren ("to lose"), Swedish förlisa ("to be lost"), Swedish förlora ("to lose").
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