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forgo

/fɔɹɡˈoʊ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

  1. do without or cease to hold or adhere to
    “We are dispensing with formalities”
  2. be earlier in time; go back further
    “Stone tools precede bronze tools”
  3. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
    “you've forfeited your right to name your successor”

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Words that rhyme with forgo

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