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List of meaning for abandon

to stop caring and leave or to desert

abandon, wantonness, unconstraint(noun)

the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

"she danced with abandon"

wildness, abandon(verb)

a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

"the wildness of his anger"

abandon(verb)

forsake, leave behind

"We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"

abandon, give up(verb)

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"

vacate, empty, abandon(verb)

leave behind empty; move out of

"You must vacate your office by tonight"

abandon, give up(verb)

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"

abandon, forsake, desolate, desert(verb)

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

"The mother deserted her children"

carefree freedom from constraint

added spices to the stew with complete abandon

to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly

more than ready to abandon himself to a life of complete idleness for the duration of his vacation

to cause to remain behind

abandoned the group that he had been hiking with and struck out on his own

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)

the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch

to stop doing (something) permanently

marriage customs that were abandoned decades ago

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