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abandon [n]
 
1)the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
    Synonyms :unconstraint wantonness 
    See Also: unrestraint 
 
2)a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"
    Synonyms :wildness 
    See Also: passion 
 
abandon [v]
 
1)forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: cast_aside  abandonment  chuck  dispense_with  forfeit  consign 
 
2)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"
    Synonyms :give_up 
    See Also: break  ease_up  abandonment 
 
3)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"
    Synonyms :give_up 
    See Also: abandonment  foreswear 
 
4)leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
    Synonyms :empty vacate 
    See Also: go_away 
 
5)leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
    Synonyms :desert desolate forsake 
    See Also: leave  abandonment  apostate  defector  desolation  forsaking  expose  walk_out  ditch  maroon 
 



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