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Noun: forgoing  for'gow-ing
  1. The act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
    "Her forgoing of the inheritance surprised the entire family";
    - renunciation, forswearing
Verb: forgo (forwent,forgone,forgoes)  for'gow
  1. Set aside or refrain from enforcing (a rule, requirement, or formality)
    "We'll forgo the normal approval process";
    - waive, relinquish, forego, foreswear, dispense with
     
  2. Abandon, relinquish or do without, especially a right or claim
    "She decided to forgo the usual bonus";
    - forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forego

Sounds like: forgone, foregoing, foreg

Type of: abandon, act, move, rejection