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aban·don I. \əˈbandən, -aand-\ transitive verb (abandoned ; abandoned ; abandoning \-andəniŋ, rapid sometimes -anniŋ\ ; abandons) Etymology: Middle English abandounen, from Middle French abandoner, from abandon, n., surrender, abandonment, from a bandon in one's power, at one's discretion (in the phrase metre a bandon to put under someone's jurisdiction or at one's mercy), from a at, to (from Latin ad to) + banon, bandon power, authority, discretion, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German ban command, prohibition, authority — more at at, ban 1. : to cease to assert or exercise an interest, right, or title to especially with the intent of never again resuming or reasserting it : yield, relinquish < abandoned the estates when he inherited them — Charles Dickens > 2. : to give up (as a position, a ship) by leaving, withdrawing, ceasing to inhabit, to keep, or to operate often because unable to withstand threatening dangers or encroachments < the site was abandoned after one year because of the number of rattlesnakes — American Guide Series: California > specifically : to bail out of (an aircraft about to crash) 3. : to forsake or desert especially in spite of an allegiance, duty, or responsibility < endure the ignominy of his abandoning her — D.H.Lawrence > : withdraw one's protection, support, or help from < a faithful member of the Democratic party, abandoning it only once — W.W.Pierson > 4. obsolete : to drive or cast out : banish, expel, reject < being all this time abandoned from your bed — Shakespeare > 5. : to give (oneself) over to or yield (oneself) to without check, restraint, or control < the girl abandoned herself without restraint to a delicious wave of voluptuous contentment — J.C.Powys > 6. : to turn away from, give over, or permit to cease or lapse: as a. : to desist from maintaining, adhering to, or following < aristocratic families abandoned paganism for Christianity — Will Durant > b. : to desist from practicing, doing, using < they abandoned their native speech and adopted the French tongue — T.B.Macaulay > c. : to turn from or relinquish (some course or action) < he abandoned the project with a sigh — Rudyard Kipling > 7. : to surrender to the insurer the insured's interest in (insured property) and to claim payment for a total loss sometimes permitted only when damage constitutes constructive total loss Synonyms: see relinquish II. \“, F ȧbäⁿdōⁿ\ noun (plural abandons \-ənz, -ōⁿ(z)\) Etymology: French, from Old French : a yielding to natural impulses : freedom from constraint < with childish abandon she gave herself over to grief — Sherwood Anderson > : carefree ease or freedom often with disregard for consequences : enthusiasm, exuberance < smashed public property and burned private houses with an ever more ardent abandon — Rose Macaulay > |