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    abandon
    /əˈband(ə)n/

    verb

    • 1. cease to support or look after (someone); desert: "her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age" Similar desertleaveleave high and dryturn one's back onOpposite stick by
    • 2. give up completely (a practice or a course of action): "he had clearly abandoned all pretence of trying to succeed" Similar renouncerelinquishdispense withforswearOpposite keepclaimcontinuetake up

    noun

    • 1. complete lack of inhibition or restraint: "she sings and sways with total abandon"

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