v. Obs. rare–1. [Prob. f. It. abbandonāre to abandon; the orig. in loc. cit. is non abbandonate. But cf. perturb and perturbate, determine and determinate, extirp and extirpate, invoke and invocate, etc] = To ABANDON.
1654. Sir A. Cokaine, trans. Dianea of F. Loredano, iv. 365. Friend, abandonate not Dianea, for Dianea will not forsake thee alive or dead.
