abandon (verb)
61stand firm — verb 1. refuse to abandon one s opinion or belief • Syn: ↑stand pat, ↑hold firm, ↑stand fast • Hypernyms: ↑insist, ↑take a firm stand • Hyponyms: ↑hunker down …
62throw overboard — verb 1. throw from a boat • Syn: ↑deep six • Hypernyms: ↑throw • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody 2. lose (s …
63toss out — verb throw or cast away Put away your worries • Syn: ↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss away, ↑chuck out, ↑cast aside, ↑dispose, ↑throw out, ↑ …
64abdicate — verb /ˈæbdɪkeɪt/ a) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; as, to abdicate the throne, the crown, the papacy. Note: The word abdicate was… …
65abjure — verb /əbˈdʒʊə/ a) To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow. To abjure allegiance to a prince. b) To renounce or reject with solemnity; …
66leave someone in the lurch — verb To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation. He left me in the lurch and I had to finish the whole project by myself. Syn: leave somebody holding the bag, bilk …
67walk — verb 1》 move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn. ↘travel over (a route or area) on foot. ↘(of a quadruped) proceed with the slowest gait, always having at least two feet on the ground at once. ↘informal… …
68adopt — verb 1) we adopted Sasha in 1996 Syn: take as one s child, be adoptive parents to, take in, take care of Ant: abandon 2) they adopted local customs Syn: espouse, take on/up, embrace …
69forsake — verb, literary 1) he forsook his wife Syn: abandon, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one s back on, cast aside, break (up) with; jilt, strand, leave stranded, leave in the lurch, throw over; informal walk out on, run out on …
70quit — verb 1) she quit work at 12:30 Syn: leave, vacate, exit, depart from, withdraw from; abandon, desert 2) he s decided to quit his job Syn: resign from, leave, give up, hand in one s notice …
