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English to English noun 1. the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry  she danced with abandon source: wordnet30
2. a feeling of extreme emotional intensity the wildness of his anger source: wordnet30
3. Abandonment; relinquishment. source: webster1913
4. A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease. source: webster1913
verb 5. forsake, leave behind We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot source: wordnet30
6. 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 source: wordnet30
7. leave behind empty; move out of You must vacate your office by tonight source: wordnet30
8. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage|Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations source: wordnet30
9. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch The mother deserted her children source: wordnet30
10. To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject. source: webster1913
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