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Desert
dɪˈzəːt
Desert definitions
verb
desert
deserted
deserting
deserts
- abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous
"we feel our public representatives have deserted us"
abandoned forsaken cast off/aside thrown over betrayed jilted abandon leave give up cast off turn one's back on renounce renege on repudiate forswear relinquish wash one's hands of have no more truck with have done with abjure disavow- (of people) leave (a place), causing it to appear empty
"the tourists have deserted the beaches"
- (of a quality or ability) fail (someone) when most needed
"her luck deserted her"
- illegally leave the armed forces
"his life in the regiment had been such a hell that he decided to desert"