Abandon
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Abandon Definition
(n)
the
trait
of
lacking
restraint
or
control
;
freedom
from
inhibition
or
worry
; "
she
danced
with
abandon
"
(n)
a
feeling
of
extreme
emotional
intensity
; "
the
wildness
of
his
anger
"
(v)
forsake
,
leave
behind
; "
We
abandoned
the
old
car
in
the
empty
parking
lot
"
(v)
stop
maintaining
or
insisting
on
;
of
ideas
,
claims
,
etc
.; "
He
abandoned
the
thought
of
asking
for
her
hand
in
marriage
"; "
Both
sides
have
to
give
up
some
calims
in
these
negociations
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
leave
behind
empty
;
move
out
of
; "
You
must
vacate
your
office
by
tonight
"
(v)
leave
someone
who
needs
or
counts
on
you
;
leave
in
the
lurch
; "
The
mother
deserted
her
children
"
Abandon Synonyms
abandon
desert
desolate
empty
forsake
give up
unconstraint
vacate
wantonness
wildness
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