"forgoing" in the noun sense

1. renunciation, forgoing, forswearing

the act of renouncing sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)

"forgoing" in the verb sense

1. waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with

do without or cease to hold or adhere to

"We are dispensing with formalities"

"relinquish the old ideas"

2. predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate

be earlier in time go back further

"Stone tools precede bronze tools"

3. forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego

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"

"forfeited property"

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