Inflected forms: a·ban·doned, a·ban·don·ing, a·ban·dons 1. To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert: abandon a friend in trouble.2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat: abandoned the ship.3. To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely. See synonyms at relinquish. 4. To cease trying to continue; desist from: abandoned the search for the missing hiker.5. To yield (oneself) completely, as to emotion.
NOUN:
1. Unbounded enthusiasm; exuberance. 2. A complete surrender of inhibitions.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English abandounen, from Old French abandoner, from a bandon : a, at (from Latin ad; see ad–) + bandon, control; see bh-2 in Appendix I.
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