to renounce; to abandon; to give up

to desert or leave someone, especially a romantic partner or family member

to forfeit a match or voluntarily withdraw from a sporting competition

to desert or leave behind someone or something that one has a legal or moral responsibility for, such as a child, an elderly person, or a pet

to regard with disdain; to shun

to throw away or cease to use something physical

to give up, forsake, or leave behind a person, principle, or habit

to give up, discard, or renounce something, often implying a sense of sacrifice or finality

to abandon, discard, or spurn something such as an idea, habit, or prejudice

discarded materials or items that are no longer wanted or needed

to break or go against a promise, belief, or principle

to give up on oneself, lose self-respect, and stop striving for improvement due to despair

to cast aside, reject, or treat with contempt

to waste all one's previous efforts; for all past achievements to go down the drain

breaking faith and abandoning right; to betray or act with perfidy

to abandon an infant

to abandon, reject, or cast away something as undesirable (often used for ideas, habits, or prejudices)

to abandon

a famous Chinese poet and military leader of the Southern Song dynasty (1140–1207), known for his 'haofang' style of [[词|詞|ci2]] poetry.

to throw away, cast aside, or leave something in a state of neglect or disuse

to lose confidence in oneself and give up on self-improvement; to abandon oneself to despair.

a child who has been deserted by their parents, or the act of abandoning one's children

to spurn; to reject

to renounce a wrong path or bad faction and turn to a righteous one; to leave the darkness for the light

(idiom) to throw away one's helmet and armor while fleeing from defeat

to look down on with contempt; to despise and reject

to abandon, renounce, or cast off completely

to abandon, discard, or throw away something no longer wanted or needed

public execution (old)

to abandon farming and become a businessman (idiom)

to depart from this world; to pass away

to abandon or cease providing care for someone or something one is responsible for, such as a child, elderly family member, or pet

to cast aside, abandon, or relinquish (often used with abstract nouns like grudges or prejudices)

to turn over a new leaf

to discard, abandon, or give up something

to give up evil and return to virtue

to throw away like worn-out shoes; to discard as worthless

to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes

(literary) to choose between rejecting and accepting

to leave behind or discard a person or object

to abandon, discard, or throw away

to cast aside with contempt or disdain; to spurn or reject

chance remarks can lead to public execution

good and talented people are ignored or discarded while mediocre and bombastic ones are celebrated

to jump bail

to quit watching a TV series

to give up defending a physical position, post, or territory

to renounce evil and turn to virtue

to renounce nuclear weapons