abandon(noun) the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
(noun) a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"
(verb) 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"
(verb) leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
(verb) leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
(verb) 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"
(verb) forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
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