desert vs forsake

desert is a noun but forsake is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desert	Yes	No	Yes	No
forsake	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, desert and forsake are synonyms defined as:

desert and forsake: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

Other synonyms of desert include abandon, desolate.

desert (noun)	forsake (noun)
arid land with little or no vegetation
(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

desert (verb)	forsake (verb)
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
leave behind
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army