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Abandon
/əˈbæn.dən/
To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
📖 Definitions of "Abandon"
verb
- 1
To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
- 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 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."
- 4
To subdue; to take control of.
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