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| a·ban·don [ ə bándən ] |
verb (past and past participle a·ban·doned, present participle a·ban·don·ing, 3rd person present singular a·ban·dons) |
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1. transitive verb leave somebody behind: to leave somebody or something behind for others to look after, especially somebody or something meant to be a personal responsibility
  pets abandoned by their owners
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2. transitive verb leave place because of danger: to leave a place or vehicle, especially for reasons of safety and without intending to return soon
had to abandon their vehicles in the snow
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3. transitive verb renounce something: to renounce or reject something previously done or used
The practice was abandoned long ago.
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4. transitive verb give up control of something: to surrender control of something completely to somebody else
As troops closed in the town was abandoned to its fate.
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5. transitive verb halt something in progress: to stop doing something before it is completed, usually because of difficulty or danger
abandoning the rescue attempt
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6. a·ban·don your·self vr give in to emotion: to give yourself over to a powerful emotion
He abandoned himself to his grief.
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lack of restraint: complete lack of inhibition or self-restraint
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| [14th century. < Old French abandoner< a bandon "under control" < Latin bannum "proclamation"] |
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| a·ban·don·ment noun |
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