dɪˈzɜːt dɪˈzɝt ˈɛmpti

fɔːˈseɪk fɔɹˈseɪk stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch The mother deserted her children leave behind empty; move out of You must vacate your office by tonight give up with the intent of never claiming again 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 forsake, leave behind We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry she danced with abandon a feeling of extreme emotional intensity the wildness of his anger