Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch verzaken, from Middle Dutch versāken, from Old Dutch farsacan, from Proto-West Germanic *frasakan (to forsake, renounce).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

versaak (present versaak, present participle versakende, past participle versaak)

  1. (transitive) to renounce, to abandon
  2. (transitive) to neglect, to abandon