forgo

Definition of Forgo in English :

do without or cease to hold or adhere to

Example Sentences:
'We are dispensing with formalities'
'relinquish the old ideas'

be earlier in time; go back further

Example Sentences:
'Stone tools precede bronze tools'

lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

Example Sentences:
'you've forfeited your right to name your successor'
'forfeited property'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Forgo

verb -goes, -going, -went or -gone (transitive)

1.

to give up or do without

2. archaic

to leave

verb transitiveWord forms: forˈwent, forˈgone, forˈgoing

1. Obsolete

a.

to go past

b.

to overlook; neglect

2.

to do without; abstain from; give up

tr.v. for·went (-wĕnt), for·gone (-gôn, -gŏn), for·go·ing, for·goes

To abstain from; relinquish: unwilling to forgo dessert.