verzaken
Meaning
- (transitive) to renounce, to abandon
- (transitive) to neglect, to abandon
- (transitive) to betray, to abandon
Concepts
Synonyms
achterstellen
desavoueren
achteloos voorbijgaan aan
geen aandacht schenken aan
een hekel hebben aan
inbreuk maken op
afstand doen van
abjureren
wegschenken
afzien van
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vərˈzaː.kə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch versāken, from Old Dutch farsacan, from Proto-West Germanic *frasakan (“to forsake, renounce”). Compare English forsake, Norwegian forsake, Danish forsage and Swedish försaka.
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