Definition for

abandon


noun – Abandonment to naturalness of action or manner; freedom from constraint or conventionality; dash.

To detach or withdraw one's self from; leave.

To give up; cease to occupy one's self with; cease to use, follow, etc.: as, to abandon an enterprise; this custom was long ago abandoned.

To resign, forego, or renounce; relinquish all concern in: as, to abandon the cares of empire.

To relinquish the control of; yield up without restraint: as, he abandoned the city to the conqueror.

To outlaw; banish; drive out or away.

To reject or renounce.

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