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Still, abandon is such a preponderant idiom that the two terms ought to be distinguished.
to leave a person, living creature, or thing to the care of someone or something; to give up someone or something to someone or something. (Usually with the thought that the abandoned person or thing will not receive the best of care.) They had to abandon the dogs to the storm. See also: abandon, to.
Still, abandon is such a preponderant idiom that the two terms ought to be distinguished. From the Cambridge English Corpus If it originates outside the doer, then this preponderant is either efficient or it is not.
The usual idiom is wild abandon or reckless abandon (= unrestrained impulsiveness), not abandonment (= the giving up of something).
1. If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so. [...] 2. If you abandon an activity or piece of work, you stop doing it before it is finished. [...] 3. If you abandon an idea or way of thinking, you stop having that idea or thinking in that way.
1. If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so. [...] 2. If you abandon an activity or piece of work, you stop doing it before it is finished. [...]
The word "abandon" can also describe a lack of restraint or control when used as a noun. "With abandon" can mean lots of things because of the ways this definition can be used figuratively. Often "with abandon" is used to indicate a reckless effort or a far-reaching, unrestricted effort.
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