Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To give up something completely or stop doing something without intending to return to it.
Abandon
/əˈband(ə)n/Synonyms:
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Examples:
In her anger and disgust, she had abandoned that idea.
Heisenberg argued consistently for abandoning models entirely and sticking to mathematics.
I abandon you.
Etymology:
From Middle English abandounen, from Old French abandoner, meaning to bring into control of another, to hand over; derived from a (towards) and bandon (power, control).
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