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1: the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon" [syn: wantonness, unconstraint]

2: a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger" [syn: wildness] v

3: forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"

4: 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" [syn: give up]

5: 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" [syn: give up]

6: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" [syn: vacate, empty]

7: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" [syn: forsake, desolate, desert]

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