Aabandon4abide4abide by4abolish4absorb4absorbed5abuse5accelerate5access5accommodate6accompany6accomplish6accumulate6accuse6accusing6accused7accustom7accustomed7achieve7acquaint7acquainted7acquire8activate8adapt8adapted8adhere8adjoin8adjunct8adjust9administer9admire9admit9adopt10adore10advertise10advise10advocate11affect11affiliate11afflict11aggravate11allege11alleviate12allocate12alter12announce12anticipate12apologize12appeal13applaud13applause13appoint13approach14approve14argue14arise15arouse15arrest16articulate16ascend16ascertain17ascribe17assassinate17assault17assert17asset18assign18assist18associate19assume19assure19attach20attain20augment20avail20authorize21automate21avail21avert21B21besiege21bestow21betray21blend22boom22boycott23breeze23broaden23burnish23bustle24C24calculate24cease24censor24certify24charge25chase26chatter27cherish27chew28choke28chop28circulate29claim29clarify30clatter30cling clung31clutch31coincide31collaborate31collapse32collide32comb32commemorate33commence33commend33commute33commit33communicate34compare35compel35compensate35compete36compile36compliment36comply37compose37comprehend37compress37comprise38compromise38conceal38concede39conceive39concentrate39conclude40condemn40confer41confine41confiscate41confound41confront42confuse42congratulate42conquer43consent43conserve43constitute43constrain43contaminate44contend44contract44contradict45contrast45contribute46contrive46convene46converge46converse47convert47convey47convict48convince48co-operate also cooperate48co-operation48corporate48correlate48correspond49corrode49counterfeit49crash49criticize50crumble50culminate50cultivate51D51deafen51decay51declare51decline52decorate52decrease53decree53dedicate53deduce53deem53deflect54defunct54defy54deliberate54demonstrate55denounce55deprive55derive55descend55deserve56designate56despise57detach57deteriorate57deviate57dictate57diffuse58diminish58disappear58discard59discern59discourse59discriminate59disguise59disperse59displace60dispose60dispute60distinguish60distort61divert61dodge61dominate62domination62donate62drag62duplicate63Aabandon1If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.He claimed that his parents had abandoned him.The road is strewn with abandoned vehicles. VERB: V n, V-ed 2If you abandon an activity or piece of work, you stop doing it before it is finished.The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food. VERB: V n = give up continue 3If you abandon an idea or way of thinking, you stop having that idea or thinking in that way.Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea. VERB: V n = give up 4If you say that someone does something with abandon, you mean that they behave in a wild, uncontrolled way and do not think or care about how they should behave.He has spent money with gay abandon. N-UNCOUNT: usu with N disapproval 5see also abandoned6If people abandon ship, they get off a ship because it is sinking. PHRASE: v inflects abideIf you cant abide someone or something, you dislike them very much.I cant abide people who cant make up their minds. PHRASE: with brd-neg = cant stand see also abiding, law-abidingabide by If you abide by a law, agreement, or decision, you do what it says you should do.They have got to abide by the rules.PHRASAL VERB: V P n = observe abolishIf someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.The following year Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for murder. VERB: V n absorb1If something absorbs a liquid gas or other substance it soaks it up or takes it in.Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil.Refined sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly.VERB: V n be V-ed into n = soak up 2If something absorbs light heat or another form of energy it takes it in.A household radiator absorbs energy in the form of electric current and releases it in the form of heat. VERB: V n 3If a group is absorbed into a larger group it becomes part of the larger group.The Colonial Office was absorbed into the F