Definition of abandon

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Abandon (v. t.) Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.

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Desertion :: Desertion (n.) Abandonment by God; spiritual despondency.
Abandon :: Abandon (v.) Abandonment; relinquishment.
Bury :: Bury (v. t.) To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as, to bury strife..
Lorn :: Lorn (a.) Forsaken; abandoned; solitary; bereft; as, a lone, lorn woman..
Unchristianize :: Unchristianize (v. t.) To turn from the Christian faith; to cause to abandon the belief and profession of Christianity.
Profligate :: Profligate (n.) An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.
Off :: Off (adv.) Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off..
Dereliction :: Dereliction (n.) The state of being left or abandoned.
Abandoning :: Abandoning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abando.
Euphorbium :: Euphorbium (n.) An inodorous exudation, usually in the form of yellow tears, produced chiefly by the African Euphorbia resinifrea. It was formerly employed medicinally, but was found so violent in its effects that its use is nearly abandoned..
Resign :: Resign (v. t.) To relinquish; to abandon.
Let :: Let (v. t.) To leave; to relinquish; to abandon.
Abandoner :: Abandoner (n.) One who abandons.
Defection :: Defection (n.) Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding..
Deserter :: Deserter (n.) One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion..
Forlorn :: Forlorn (v. t.) Deserted; abandoned; lost.
Dereliction :: Dereliction (n.) A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.
Abandonment :: Abandonment (n.) The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child; desertion..
Dissolute :: Dissolute (a.) Loosed from restraint; esp., loose in morals and conduct; recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures; profligate; wanton; lewd; debauched..
Derelict :: Derelict (a.) Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands..
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