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Deserted

Main Entry:: ⁴de·sert
Pronunciation:: \di-ˈzərt\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: French déserter, from Late Latin desertare, frequentative of Latin deserere
Date:: 1603

transitive verb1: to withdraw from or leave usually without intent to return <desert a town>2 a: to leave in the lurch <desert a friend in trouble> b: to abandon (military service) without leaveintransitive verb: to quit one's post, allegiance, or service without leave or justification ; especially : to abandon military duty without leave and without intent to return

synonyms see abandon

— de·sert·er noun

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