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1.verbTo give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
2.verbTo desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
3.verbTo 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."
4.verbTo subdue; to take control of.
5.verbTo cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
6.verbTo no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
7.verbTo surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.
8.nounAn act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect