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                    as in indulging
                                                
              
          
                                                      to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly                                       
              
                             more than ready to abandon himself to a life of complete idleness for the duration of his vacation                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in leaving
                                                
              
          
                                                      to cause to remain behind                                       
              
                             abandoned the group that he had been hiking with and struck out on his own                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in cancelling
                                                
              
          
                                                      to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)                                       
              
                             the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in discontinuing
                                                
              
          
                                                      to stop doing (something) permanently                                       
              
                             marriage customs that were abandoned decades ago                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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