Word of the Day - January 17, 2023

ABANDON

• Allow oneself to indulge in (a desire or impulse)
• Cease to support or look after (someone); desert
• Condemn someone or something to (a specified fate) by ceasing to take an interest in or look after them
• Discontinue (a scheduled event) before completion
• Give up completely (a course of action, a practice, or a way of thinking)
• Leave (a place, typically a building) empty or uninhabited, without intending to return
• Leave (something, typically a vehicle or a vessel) decisively, esp. as an act of survival
• to leave or give up completely [v ABANDONED, ABANDONING, ABANDONS] : ABANDONMENT [n]