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Thesaurus entry: abandon
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abandon
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verb
1.
abandon one's family
synonyms
: desert, leave, forsake, depart from, leave behind, cast aside, jilt;
inf.
run out on.
2.
abandon ship
synonyms
: leave, depart from, go away from, vacate, withdraw from, quit.
3.
abandon hope
synonyms
: give up, renounce, relinquish, dispense with, forgo, desist from, forswear.
4.
abandon a country to the enemy
synonyms
: yield, surrender, give up, cede, relinquish, abdicate, deliver up, resign.
5.
abandon smoking
synonyms
: stop, give up, cease, drop, forgo, desist from, dispense with.
phrase:
abandon to
abandon oneself to despair
synonyms
: give way to, give up to, yield to, indulge in, lose ...