Abandon

Abandon

–verb (used with object)

1. to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one's farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship.

2. to give up; discontinue; withdraw from: to abandon a research project; to abandon hopes for a stage career.

3. to give up the control of: to abandon a city to an enemy army.

4. to yield (oneself) without restraint or moderation; give (oneself) over to natural impulses, usually without self-control: to abandon oneself to grief.

5. Law . to cast away, leave, or desert, as property or a child.

6. Insurance . to relinquish (insured property) to the underwriter in case of partial loss, thus enabling the insured to claim a total loss.

7. Obsolete . to banish.

Samples:

 

1. They abandoned the car on a back road.
2. That house was abandoned years ago.
3. The approaching fire forced hundreds of people to abandon their homes.
4. The officer refused to abandon his post.
5. The policy abandons the most vulnerable members of society.
6. She abandoned the party not long after the election.