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abandon
noun(a-ban-don)
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
Synonyms: wildness,
abandon
verb(a-ban-don)
leave behind empty; move out of
Synonyms: empty, vacate,
abandon
verb(a-ban-don)
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
Synonyms: give up,
Examples:
He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage.
abandon
verb(a-ban-don)
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Synonyms: desert, desolate, forsake,
abandon
noun(a-ban-don)
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
Synonyms: unconstraint, wantonness,
Examples:
She danced with abandon.
abandon
verb(a-ban-don)
give up with the intent of never claiming again
Synonyms: give up,
abandon
verb(a-ban-don)
forsake, leave behind
Examples:
We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot.

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