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Meaning of abandon
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abandon
n 1: the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom
from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" [syn:
{abandon}, {wantonness}, {unconstraint}]
2: a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of
his anger" [syn: {wildness}, {abandon}]
v 1: forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the
empty parking lot"
2: 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" [syn: {abandon}, {give up}]
3: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office
by tonight" [syn: {vacate}, {empty}, {abandon}]
4: 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" [syn: {abandon}, {give up}]
5: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch;
"The mother deserted her children" [syn: {abandon},
{forsake}, {desolate}, {desert}]
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