Definition of abandon
Verbs
forsake, leave behind
"We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
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chuck, ditch
throw away
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dispense with
forgo or do or go without
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forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
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lapse
let slip
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consign
commit forever; commit irrevocably
give up with the intent of never claiming again
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- give up
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foreswear, quit, relinquish, renounce
turn away from; give up
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disclaim
renounce a legal claim or title to
leave behind empty; move out of
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
"He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
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expose
abandon by leaving out in the open air
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walk out
leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval
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ditch
forsake
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maroon, strand
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
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leave
go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
Nouns
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
"she danced with abandon"
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- unconstraint, wantonness
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unrestraint
the quality of lacking restraint
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
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- wildness
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passion, passionateness
a strong feeling or emotion
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