[{"word":"abandoning","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing."},{"definition":"To subdue; to take control of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An act in which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment, neglect","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abandon","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abandoning"]}]