| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A careless, often reckless disregard for consequences: carelessness, heedlessness, thoughtlessness. See CAREFUL. 2. A complete surrender of inhibitions: abandonment, incontinence, unrestraint, wantonness, wildness. See RESTRAINT. | | VERB: | 1. To cease trying to accomplish or continue: break off, desist, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, relinquish, remit, stop. Informal : swear off. Slang : lay off. Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel. See CONTINUE. 2. To give up or leave without intending to return or claim again: desert3, forsake, leave1, quit, throw over. Idioms: run out on, walk out on. See KEEP. 3. To give up a possession, claim, or right: abdicate, cede, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, relinquish, render, renounce, resign, surrender, waive, yield. See KEEP. 4. To yield (oneself) unrestrainedly, as to a particular impulse: give over, give up, surrender. See RESIST. 5. To let (something) go: cede, forgo, lay down, relinquish, surrender, yield. See KEEP.
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