abandon
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/əˈbæn.dən/
English
Definitions
verb
- To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
- To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
- To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, 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.”
- To subdue; to take control of.
noun
- A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.
- Abandonment; relinquishment.
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Synonyms
abandonmentlibertinismprofligacyunconstraintunrestraintwantonnessforsakegive upvacatedesertdesolategiveemptylurchwildnessabdicatedesertionrenounce