abandon (verb)
111sell — verb (past and past participle sold) 1》 hand over (something) in exchange for money. ↘deal in. ↘be subject to a specified demand on the market: the book didn t sell well. ↘(sell out) sell all of one s stock of something. ↘(sell… …
112surrender — verb 1》 stop resisting an opponent and submit to their authority. 2》 give up (a person, right, or possession) on compulsion or demand. ↘give up (a lease) before its expiry. 3》 (surrender to) abandon oneself entirely to (a powerful emotion or… …
113throw — verb (past threw; past participle thrown) 1》 propel with force through the air by a rapid movement of the arm and hand. ↘send (one s opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, etc. ↘(of a horse) unseat (its rider). ↘Cricket bowl (the …
114waive — verb refrain from insisting on or applying (a right or claim). Origin ME (orig. as a legal term relating to removal of the protection of the law): from an Anglo Norman Fr. var. of OFr. gaiver allow to become a waif, abandon . Usage Waive is… …
115abdicate — verb 1) the king abdicated in 1936 Syn: resign, retire, stand down, step down, bow out, renounce the throne; archaic demit Ant: be crowned 2) Ferdinand abdicated the throne Syn: resign f …
116abjure — verb, formal she has abjured the doctrines of her parents’ faith Syn: renounce, relinquish, reject, forgo, disavow, abandon, deny, repudiate, give up, wash one s hands of; eschew, abstain from, refrain from; informal kick, pack in; Law disaffirm; …
117cancel — verb 1) the meeting was canceled Syn: call off, abandon, scrap, drop, ax, scrub, nix 2) his visa has been canceled Syn: annul, invalidate, nullify, declare null and void, void …
118cede — verb the library has ceded ten parking spaces to the hearing clinic Syn: surrender, concede, relinquish, yield, part with, give up; hand over, deliver up, give over, make over, transfer; abandon, forgo, sacrifice; literary forsake See note at re …
119deny — verb 1) the report was denied by witnesses Syn: contradict, controvert, repudiate, challenge, counter, contest, oppose, rebut; informal poke holes in; formal gainsay Ant: confirm 2) he denied the request …
120discard — verb his old suit has been discarded Syn: dispose of, throw away/out, get rid of, toss out, jettison, scrap, dispense with, cast aside/off, throw on the scrap heap; reject, repudiate, abandon, drop, have done with, shed; informal chuck, dump,… …
