ABANDONS
Definition of ABANDONS
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To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
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To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
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To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
"Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing."
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A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.
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Abandonment; relinquishment.
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(British slang) Abandoned children; foundlings.
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(British slang) Prostitutes.
Source: Wiktionary