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  • Definition
    • abandon :the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
      • she danced with abandon

    • abandon :forsake, leave behind
      • We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot

    • abandon :a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
      • the wildness of his anger

    • abandon :give up with the intent of never claiming again
      • Abandon your life to God|She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti|We gave the drowning victim up for dead

    • abandon :leave behind empty; move out of
      • You must vacate your office by tonight

    • abandon :stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
      • He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage|Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations

    • abandon :leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
      • The mother deserted her children

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