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Aback, ad. Back, backward, rearward, regressively, to the rear.
Abaft, prep. (Naut.) Behind, back of, in the rear of.
Abaft, ad. (Naut.) Aft, astern, behind, back, rearward, in the rear.
Abalienate, v. a.
- 1. Alienate, estrange.
- 2. (Law.) Alienate, transfer, convey, demise, make over, deliver over
Abalienation, n. (Law.) Alienation, transfer, demise, conveyance.
Abandon, v. a.
- 1. Leave, relinquish, quit, forsake, desert, evacuate, drop, abjure, forswear, give over, cast off, retire
from, withdraw from.
- 2. Surrender, cede, yield, resign, forego, renounce, waive, vacate, deliver up, give up, part with, let go,
lay down, demit. See abdicate.
Abandoned, a.
- 1. Relinquished, deserted, forsaken, cast away, rejected, discarded, given up, given over, cast off, cast
aside, thrown overboard, demitted.
- 2. Depraved, corrupted, corrupt, profligate, vicious, sinful, wicked, dissolute, reprobate, graceless, shameless,
unprincipled, lost, obdurate, hardened, impenitent, incorrigible, irreclaimable, demoralized, lost to shame,
dead to honor.
Abandonment, n.
- 1. Abandoning, relinquishment, desertion, dereliction.
- 2. Renunciation, surrender, cession, resignation, abnegation, abjuration, rejection, demission. See abdication.
Abase, v. a.
- 1. Depress, detrude, lower, reduce, drop, sink, stoop, cast down, let down, throw down, let fall.
- 2. Degrade, humble, disgrace, dishonor, humiliate, debase, bring low, take down.