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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions abandon noun  A complete give up, giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease. verb  (transitive) To give up control of, to surrender. Hope was overthrown, yet could not be abandoned. " I. Taylor (transitive) To leave behind, to desert. Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing everyday. (context, transitive, obsolete) To cast out, cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject. 1594: Being all this time abandoned from your bed. " Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, I-ii (transitive) To relinquish a claim to property to underwriters.      Full Definition of abandon  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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