The correct answer is A. lose.
The other options are incorrect because they do not mean the same thing as “lose.”
- B. deprive: to prevent someone from having or using something.
- C. forsake: to abandon or give up something.
- D. surrender: to give up control of something to someone else.
To lose something means to no longer have it. In this case, the speaker is saying that one can only acquire fame by being truthful, honest, and faithful. If one loses these qualities, they will also lose their fame.
The other options do not mean the same thing as “lose.” To deprive someone of something means to prevent them from having or using it. To forsake something means to abandon or give it up. To surrender something means to give up control of it to someone else.
In this case, the speaker is not saying that one can only acquire fame by preventing others from having it, abandoning it, or giving it up to someone else. They are saying that one can only acquire fame by being truthful, honest, and faithful.