abandon

English

/əˈbæn.dn̩/, /əˈbæn.dən/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
  • (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
  • (transitive) 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.
  • (transitive) To subdue; to take control of.
  • (transitive) To cast cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
  • (transitive) To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
  • (transitive) To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English abandounen borrowed from Old French abandoner derived from Latin bannum derived from Frankish *ban derived from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (forbid, ban, curse, order, proclaim, summon, command, banishment) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (speak, shine, say, glow), *bʰeh₂- (speak, shine, say, glow).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh₂-

Gloss

speak, shine, say, glow

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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