abandon vt.:
1. get rid of, throw away
The car was badly damaged, so he abandoned it over there.
2. leave...alone/behind, make sb./sth. unwanted
I'm sorry I abandoned you like that.
She abandoned her family and went off with another guy.
3. give up, stop doing sth.
We will never abandon our principles.
They abandoned their journey schedule temporarily.
4. stop, make...no more/longer
5. get into, be addicted in, wallow in (some feeling)
abandon n.: indulgence, turning sb. loose
All the class were shouting and cheering with abandon.
with abandon
abandoner n. one who abandons or gives sth.up easily.
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