2 uses
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Definition
to lose or surrender something — often as a penalty
- Bailey had graduated the year before, although to do so he had had to forfeit all pleasures to make up for his time lost in Baton Rouge.p. 171.6
forfeit = give up
- Obviously I had forfeited my place in heaven forever, and I was as gutless as the doll I had ripped to pieces ages ago.p. 86.8
forfeited = lost (given up)
There are no more uses of "forfeit" in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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