Abandon (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 2
Stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 3
Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.