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   A·ban·don

   /əˈbandən/

   

   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 course of action, a practice, or a way of thinking): "he had clearly abandoned all pretense 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: "against the background of perceived threats, the tour 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 means to give up or discontinue any further interest in something because of discouragement, weariness, distaste, or the like: to abandon one's efforts. Relinquish implies being or feeling compelled to give up something one would prefer to keep: to relinquish a long-cherished desire.

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   Definitions of abandon. verb. forsake; leave behind. “We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot” see more. verb. give up with the intent of never claiming again. “ Abandon your life to God” synonyms: give up. see more. verb. leave behind empty; move out of. synonyms: empty, vacate. see more. verb.

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   abandon yourself to something (literary) to feel an emotion so strongly that you can feel nothing else. He abandoned himself to despair. Definition of abandon verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   3 days ago · to give up (something) completely or forever. to abandon all hope. 2. to leave, as in danger or out of necessity; forsake; desert. 3. to yield (oneself) completely, as to a feeling, desire, etc. noun. 4. unrestrained freedom of action or emotion; surrender to one's impulses.

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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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishABANDON | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   to leave someone or something somewhere, sometimes not returning to get them: They were forced to abandon the car. He was abandoned by his mother as a baby. abandon verb [T] (STOP DOING) to stop doing something before it is finished, or to stop following a plan, idea, etc: The match was abandoned because of rain. abandoned. adjective. abandonment.

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   noun. /əˈbændən/ [uncountable] (formal) Idioms. a way of behaving that is not sensible and shows that you do not care about the possible results of your actions or what other people think. He spent money with careless abandon. Word Origin. Join us.