maroon

²maroon

verb

Definition of MAROON

transitive verb

1

: to put ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave to one's fate

2

: to place or leave in isolation or without hope of ready escape

Examples of MAROON

1. <pets that had been cruelly marooned by their owners at the end of the summer>

First Known Use of MAROON

circa 1709

Related to MAROON

Synonyms: abandon, desert, forsake, leave, quit, strand

Antonyms: reclaim

Related Words: discard, ditch, dump, fling, jettison, junk, scrap, shed, shuck (off), throw away, throw out; deliver, give up, hand over, relinquish, surrender, yield; escape, retreat (from), take off (from), vacate, withdraw (from); abjure, cut off, disown, reject, renounce, repudiate, separate (from); sacrifice; distance; disregard, forget, ignore, neglect

Near Antonyms: harbor, have, hold, keep, own, possess, reserve, retain, withhold; redeem, rescue, save

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