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What is the verb for abandoned?

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abandon
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To subdue; to take control of. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 16th century.]
  2. (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
  3. (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
  4. (transitive) 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. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
  6. (transitive) To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
  7. (transitive) To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss.
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  9. Examples:
    1. “None of that explains why a mother would abandon her baby.”
      “Shahn became so excited over the camera's capabilities that he decided to abandon painting forever.”
      “Many countries were also often forced to abandon these policies temporarily because of unexpected external events.”
abandoned
abandoning
abandons
abandoneth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of abandon
abandonest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of abandon
abandonedst
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of abandon
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