abandon

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Synonyms: abaddon, bandon, abando

Antonyms: abaddon, bandon, abando

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Verb

1. To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
3. To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
   • Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing.
   • He was abandoned on the island with no one to help him.
   • She abandoned her husband for a new man.
4. To subdue; to take control of.
5. To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
6. To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
   • I hereby abandon my position as manager.
7. To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.

Noun

1. A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.
   • with gay abandon, with wild abandon, with reckless abandon
2. Abandonment; relinquishment.

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