abandon#1 (v)
give up (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 40
def give up with the intent of never claiming again
examples Abandon your life to God
She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti
We gave the drowning victim up for dead
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
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Derivationally related form abandon → abandonment
Hyponym foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish
Incoming links
Derivationally related form abandonment → abandon
Hypernym foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish

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