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- pronunciation:
baen
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- abandon ship
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
abandons, abandoning, abandoned |
| definition 1: |
to leave (someone or something) with no intention of returning or taking up possession again.
They abandoned the old car in the ditch.He abandoned his family and moved far away.- synonyms:
- desert, forsake, reject, turn one's back on
- antonyms:
- keep, re-claim, retain
- similar words:
- drop, jettison, leave, maroon, repudiate
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| definition 2: |
to give up (a structure or place) by withdrawing from it.
The families were forced to abandon the village that had been their home.Overwhelmed by enemy forces, the army abandoned the fort.The captain gave the order to abandon the ship.
- synonyms:
- forsake
- antonyms:
- re-claim
- similar words:
- give up, relinquish, scuttle, surrender, turn one's back on
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| definition 3: |
to stop pursuing (an activity, goal, or the like); give up; relinquish.
He abandoned his dream of becoming an actor.They abandoned the project when they realized it was too costly.- synonyms:
- forsake, give up, relinquish
- similar words:
- renounce
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| definition 4: |
to allow (oneself) to be taken over completely by emotions or impulses.
As the fire approached, many abandoned themselves to hysteria.- synonyms:
- surrender
- antonyms:
- compose, recompose
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| related words: |
abjure, back out of, bolt, chuck, desert, discontinue, disown, escape, jilt, let down, let slide, maroon, neglect, quit, scrap, vacate, waive, yield |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
freedom from restraint or inhibition.
The Mardi Gras crowds danced in the streets with abandon.He rode the horse with reckless abandon.- synonyms:
- freedom, intemperance, spontaneity, wantonness
- antonyms:
- continence, restraint, self-control, self-restraint
- similar words:
- élan, enthusiasm, impetuosity
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| definition 2: |
a state in which emotions or impulses control one completely.
She shrieked and waved her arms in abandon.- synonyms:
- surrender
- antonyms:
- composure
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| related words: |
license, passion |
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| phrase: |
abandon ship |
| derivation: |
abandonment (n.) |
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