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abandon verb

  /əˈbæn.dən/
  • (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
  • (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
 abbandonare
  • (transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
 bandire

abandon noun

  /əˈbæn.dən/
  • A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. [Early 19th century.] (Now especially in the phrase with abandon.)
 abbandono

abandonment noun

  /əˈbæn.dn̩.mn̩t/
  • The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]
  • The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
 abbandono
  • Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions. [Mid 19th century.]
 abbandono, abnegazione
  • The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
 abbandono, rinuncia
  • (legal) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author. [Early 19th century.]
  • A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
 rinuncia

abandoned adjective

  /əˈbæn.dn̩d/
  • No longer maintained by its former owners, residents, or caretakers; forsaken, deserted. [Late 15th century]
 abbandonato

abandoning noun

  /əˈbændənɪŋ/
  • An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect
 abbandono

abandoner noun

  /əˈbændənə/ , /əˈbændənɚ/
  • One who abandons. [Mid 16th century.]
 abbandonatore, abbandonatrice

abandonable adjective

  • Able to be abandoned; suitable for abandonment.
 abbandonabile
abandon hope all ye who enter here
lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate
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