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Definitions of abandon
  1. noun
    a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

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  2. verb
    leave behind empty; move out of

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  3. verb
    stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
    "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"

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  4. verb
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

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  5. noun
    the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
    "she danced with abandon"
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  6. verb
    give up with the intent of never claiming again

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  7. verb
    forsake, leave behind
    "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
Definition that contains abandon
  • check abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
  • despair abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
  • expose abandon by leaving out in the open air
  • exposure abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open)
  • reprobate abandon to eternal damnation
  • sell out abandon one's principles for expedience or financial gain
  • apostatize abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
  • apostatise abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
  • tergiversate abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
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