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| de·sert [ di zúrt ] (past and past participle de·sert·ed, present participle de·sert·ing, 3rd person present singular de·serts) |
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1. transitive verb abandon place: to leave a place with no one staying behind
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2. transitive verb abandon person: to leave or abandon somebody, especially somebody to whom a duty or obligation is owed
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3. transitive and intransitive verb military leave army without permission: to run away from an armed force or military post without permission and intending never to go back
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4. transitive verb be unavailable to somebody: to be absent from somebody when needed
  Her sense of humor appeared to have deserted her.
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| [14th century. Via French déserter< Latin desert-, past participle of deserere "abandon" < serere "join"] |
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| de·sert·ed adjective |
| de·sert·er noun |
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