abandon

IPA: ʌbˈændʌn

A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences.
(obsolete) abandonment; relinquishment.

(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
(transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.
(transitive) To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.
(transitive, obsolete) To subdue; to take control of.
(transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.
(transitive) To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.
(transitive) To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.

Examples of "abandon" in Sentences

The island was abandoned.
The folks abandoned the area.
The monks abandoned the monastery.
The farm is abandoned and desolate.
Arsonists burned the abandoned structure.
The abandonment of the city remains a mystery.
Ship was abandoned and the salvage was impracticable.
The dereliction and abandonment of the fort continued.
The construction of the second prototype was abandoned.
The coast guard abandoned the island a few years later, leaving the reindeers safe.