ABANDON as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the trait of lacking restraint or control
    • freedom from inhibition or worry

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    • she danced with abandon

    Hypernyms(s) abandon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

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    • the wildness of his anger

    Hypernyms(s) abandon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

ABANDON as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • stop maintaining or insisting on
    • of ideas, claims, etc.

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    • He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage
    • Both sides have to give up some calims in these negociations

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  2. Meaning
    • leave someone who needs or counts on you
    • leave in the lurch

    Synonym(s)
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    • The mother deserted her children

    Hypernyms(s) abandon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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  3. Meaning
    • leave behind empty
    • move out of

    Synonym(s)
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    • You must vacate your office by tonight

    Hypernyms(s) abandon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • give up with the intent of never claiming again

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    • 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

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  5. Meaning
    • forsake, leave behind

    Usage Example(s)
    • We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot

    Hypernyms(s) abandon is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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