Aband vs. Abandon

Aband vs. Abandon — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Aband and Abandon

Abandverb

To desist in practicing, using, or doing; to renounce.

Abandonverb

(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.

Abandverb

To desert; to forsake.

Abandonverb

(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.

Abandonverb

(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.

Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing.

Abandonverb

To subdue; to take control of.

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Abandonverb

To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.

Abandonverb

(transitive) To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.

Abandonverb

(transitive) To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.

Abandonnoun

A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.

Abandonnoun

(obsolete) abandonment; relinquishment.

Abandonnoun

the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry;

she danced with abandon
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Abandonnoun

a feeling of extreme emotional intensity;

the wildness of his anger

Abandonverb

forsake, leave behind;

We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot

Abandonverb

stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas, claims, etc.;

He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriageBoth sides have to give up some calims in these negociations

Abandonverb

give up with the intent of never claiming again;

Abandon your life to GodShe gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to TahitiWe gave the drowning victim up for dead

Abandonverb

leave behind empty; move out of;

You must vacate your office by tonight

Abandonverb

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch;

The mother deserted her children