- abandon oneself to something
- abandon oneself to somethingto yield to the comforts or delights of something. •
The children abandoned themselves to the delights of the warm summer day.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
abandon oneself to something
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abandon — abandon1 abandonable, adj. abandoner, n. abandonment, n. /euh ban deuhn/, v.t. 1. to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one s farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship. 2. to give up; discontinue; withdraw … Universalium
abandon — I. /əˈbændən / (say uh banduhn) verb (t) 1. to leave behind completely and finally: to abandon one s home. 2. to forsake utterly; desert: to abandon a child. 3. to give up all concern in: *he would never abandon his maddening, upper middle class… …
abandon — {{11}}abandon (n.) a letting loose, surrender to natural impulses, 1822, from a sense in Fr. abandon (see ABANDON (Cf. abandon) (v.). Borrowed earlier (c.1400) from French in a sense (someone s) control; and Cf. Middle English adverbial phrase at … Etymology dictionary
abandon — vb 1 Abandon, desert, forsake mean to quit absolutely. Abandon implies surrender of control or possession often with the implication that the thing abandoned is left to the mercy of someone or something else {the ghost of grandeur that lingers… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
abandon — [ə ban′dən] vt. [ME abandonen < OFr abandoner < mettre a bandon, to put under (someone else s) ban, relinquish: see BAN1] 1. to give up (something) completely or forever [to abandon all hope] 2. to leave, as in danger or out of necessity;… … English World dictionary
abandon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. relinquish, resign, give up, forgo, surrender, discontinue, waive, abdicate; leave, quit, evacuate, withdraw (from); desert, forsake, maroon, discard, drop; let go, throw up, pull out of, have done … English dictionary for students
addict — n. /ad ikt/; v. /euh dikt /, n. 1. a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict. v.t. 2. to cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on an addictive substance, as alcohol or a narcotic. 3. to… … Universalium
addict — ad•dict n. [[t]ˈæd ɪkt[/t]] v. [[t]əˈdɪkt[/t]] n. 1) pha one who is addicted to a substance, activity, or habit 2) pha to cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on an addictive substance, as alcohol or a narcotic 3) to… … From formal English to slang
give — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession of freely; hand over as a present (gave them her old curtains; gives to cancer research). 2 tr. a transfer the ownership of with or without… … Useful english dictionary
waive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. relinquish, renounce, give up, forgo, disclaim, surrender (a right or claim); defer. See disuse, relinquishment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. forgo, abandon, relinquish, give up, surrender, disclaim, sign… … English dictionary for students
throw — verb (past threw; past participle thrown) 1》 propel with force through the air by a rapid movement of the arm and hand. ↘send (one s opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, etc. ↘(of a horse) unseat (its rider). ↘Cricket bowl (the … English new terms dictionary
