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to hold oneself back voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as improper or unhealthy: to abstain from eating meat.
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to refrain from casting one's vote: a referendum in which two delegates abstained.
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to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one's farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship.
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to give up; discontinue; withdraw from: to abandon a research project; to abandon hopes for a stage career.
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to give up the control of: to abandon a city to an enemy army
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to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, esp. to kidnap.
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Physiology . to move or draw away from the axis of the body or limb ( opposed to adduct).
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adjective
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very skilled; proficient; expert: an adept juggler.
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a skilled or proficient person; expert.
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a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict.
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to cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on an addictive substance, as alcohol or a narcotic.
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to habituate or abandon (oneself) to something compulsively or obsessively: children addicted to video games.
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a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
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the act of looking on or contemplating with pleasure: admiration of fine paintings.
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an object of wonder, pleasure, or approval: The dancer was the admiration of everyone.
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an erroneous conception; mistaken notion or idea. |
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to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
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to conduct (oneself) without regard for good manners or accepted moral standards: Several of the guests misbehaved themselves.
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false to one's obligations or allegiances; not loyal; faithless; treacherous. |
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an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
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anything that is disturbing to or interferes with comfort.
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to disturb the comfort or happiness of; make uncomfortable or uneasy.
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