Forgo

1. verb

   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”

   Similar: forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forego

2. verb

   do without or cease to hold or adhere to

   “We are dispensing with formalities”

   Similar: waive, relinquish, forego, foreswear, dispense with

3. verb

   be earlier in time; go back further

   “Stone tools precede bronze tools”

   Similar: predate, precede, forego, antecede, antedate