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Abandon
əˈband(ə)n
Abandon definitions
verb
abandon
abandoned
abandoning
abandons
- cease to support or look after (someone); desert
"her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age"
- leave (a place or vehicle) empty or uninhabited, without intending to return
"derelict houses were abandoned"
- 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"
- give up completely (a practice or a course of action)
"he had clearly abandoned all pretence of trying to succeed"
renounce relinquish dispense with forswear disclaim disown disavow discard wash one's hands of give up stop cease drop forgo desist from have done with abjure abstain from discontinue break off refrain from set/lay aside- discontinue (a scheduled event) before completion
"fans invaded the pitch and the match was abandoned"
- allow oneself to indulge in (a desire or impulse)
"they abandoned themselves to despair"
indulge in give way to give oneself up to yield to lose oneself to/in
noun
abandon
- complete lack of inhibition or restraint
"she sings and sways with total abandon"
uninhibitedness recklessness lack of restraint lack of inhibition unruliness wildness impulsiveness impetuosity immoderation wantonness