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   abandon

   /əˈband(ə)n/

   verb

   • 1. cease to support or look after (someone); desert: "her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age" Similar desertleaveleave high and dryturn one's back oncast asidebreak (up) withjiltstrandleave strandedleave in the lurchthrow overinformal:run/walk out ondumpditchgive someone the pushgive someone the big Ebin offarchaic:forsakeOpposite stick by
   • ▪ leave (a place or vehicle) empty or uninhabited, without intending to return: "derelict houses were abandoned" Similar vacateleavequitevacuatewithdraw from
   • ▪ condemn someone or something to (a specified fate) by ceasing to take an interest in them: "an attempt to persuade businesses not to abandon the area to inner-city deprivation" Similar relinquishsurrendergive upcedeyieldleave
   • 2. give up completely (a practice or a course of action): "he had clearly abandoned all pretence of trying to succeed" Similar renouncerelinquishdispense withforsweardisclaimdisowndisavowdiscardwash one's hands ofgive updropdo away withjettisoninformal:ditchscrapscrubaxejunkgive upstopceasedropforgodesist fromhave done withabjureabstain fromdiscontinuebreak offrefrain fromset/lay asideinformal:cut outkickjack inpack inquitOpposite keepclaimcontinuetake up
   • ▪ discontinue (a scheduled event) before completion: "fans invaded the pitch and the match was abandoned"
   • 3. allow oneself to indulge in (a desire or impulse): "they abandoned themselves to despair" Similar indulge ingive way togive oneself up toyield tolose oneself to/inOpposite control oneself

   noun

   • 1. complete lack of inhibition or restraint: "she sings and sways with total abandon"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French abandoner, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + bandon ‘control’ (related to ban1). The original sense was ‘bring under control’, later ‘give in to the control of, surrender to’ (abandon (sense 3 of the verb)).

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   ABANDON definition: 1. to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever: 2. to stop doing an activity before you…. Learn more.

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   Learn the verb and noun meanings of abandon, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Abandon can mean to give up, withdraw, or surrender something or someone, or to yield to natural impulses.

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   Abandon means to leave completely and finally, to give up or discontinue something, or to surrender oneself to natural impulses. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words from Dictionary.com.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of the verb abandon, which means to leave somebody or something with no intention of returning, or to stop doing or having something. See also synonyms, collocations and word origin of abandon.

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   verb. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch. synonyms: desert, desolate, forsake. see more. verb. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims. “He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage” synonyms: give up. ease up, give, give way, move over, yield.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb abandon, which means to leave someone or something with no intention of returning, or to stop supporting or believing in something. See pictures, synonyms and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

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   1. to forsake completely; desert; leave behind: to abandon a baby; drivers had to abandon their cars. 2. (Nautical Terms) abandon ship the order given to the crew of a ship that is about to sink to take to the lifeboats. 3. to give up completely: to abandon a habit; to abandon hope.

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    Abandon definition: To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert.