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Etymology edit

From Old English forweorpan (to throw away, cast out, reject), from Proto-Germanic *frawerpaną; equivalent to for- +‎ werpen.

Cognate with Dutch verwerpen (to reject), German verwerfen (to reject, discard, dismiss).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fɔrˈwɛrpən/, /fɔrˈwarpən/

Verb edit

forwerpen

  1. To expel or reject.
  2. To repudiate; to abandon.
  3. (rare) To fail to do; to avoid doing.

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