forfeit
Example Sentences
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When a star player entered the draft, they automatically forfeited their college eligibility.
But the terminally dissatisfied Carol would rather stew in her own low-grade depression and angst that forfeit her free will.
From Los Angeles Times
Businesses sometimes make working conditions unpleasant in the run-up to layoffs, hoping employees will leave on their own and forfeit severance packages.
"Eritrea finds itself compelled to withdraw its membership from an organisation that has forfeited its legal mandate and authority; offering no discernible strategic benefit to all its constituencies," Eritrea's foreign ministry said on Friday.
From BBC
All that is forfeited is the notion of merit.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
