ABANDON Copy link • ABANDONrelinquere (to leave behind in any way, whether deliberately or not): derelinquere (to abandon it deliberately, and care no more about it): deserere (to abandon what one ought not to give up): dimittere (to give up what one can not retain; a property, one’s freedom, a right, a man’s acquaintance): abjicere, deponere (what one does not find it good or profitable to retain; a plan, intention, opinion, friendship, hatred, hope): desistere aliqua re or de aliqua re (implies a sudden change of intention): omittere (to give up; let a thing go; a contest, wrath, sorrow, fear, a plan, an opportunity): destituere (to desert one in need, just when our assistance is expected). (The words are found in this connection and order), relinquere et deserere; deserere et relinquere; destituere et relinquere. Phrase, affligere causam susceptam (abandon, and so ruin it); causam alicujus deponere: a causa alicujus recedere. Give one’s self up to, alicui rei se dedere: studio alicujus rei se dedere or se tradere. Phrase, voluptatibus se dedere or se tradere; servire, astrictum esse, deditum esse. Renounce, (Vid :) alicui rei renunciare.