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Word: Abandon
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: from Old French abandoner, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + bandon ‘control’ (related to ban). The original sense was ‘bring under control’, later ‘give in to the control of, surrender to’ (abandon (sense 3 of the verb))
əˈband(ə)n
cease to support or look after (someone); desert
Short Definition:desert
Examples:- her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age
give up completely (a practice or a course of action)
Short Definition:give up
Examples:- he had clearly abandoned all pretence of trying to succeed
- negotiations were abandoned and fighting intensified
allow oneself to indulge in (a desire or impulse)
Short Definition:indulge in
Examples:- they abandoned themselves to despair
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