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Verb: forgo (forwent,forgone,forgoes)  for'gow
  1. Do without or cease to hold or adhere to
    "forgo the old ideas";
    - waive, relinquish, forego, foreswear, dispense with
     
  2. Lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offence, or crime
    - forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forego

Sounds like: forebear, forborgo, fo

Derived forms: forgoes, forgone, forwent

Type of: abandon

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