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a·ban·don Audio Help (ə-bān'dən) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. a·ban·doned, a·ban·don·ing, a·ban·dons

To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert: abandon a friend in trouble.
To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat: abandoned the ship.
To surrender one's claim to, right to, or interest in; give up entirely. See Synonyms at relinquish.
To cease trying to continue; desist from: abandoned the search for the missing hiker.
To yield (oneself) completely, as to emotion.

Unbounded enthusiasm; exuberance.
A complete surrender of inhibitions.

[Middle English abandounen, from Old French abandoner, from a bandon : a, at (from Latin ad; see ad-) + bandon, control; see bhā-² in Indo-European roots.]

a·ban'don·er n., a·ban'don·ment n.

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