† aˈbandonate, 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.]
= abandon v.
| 1654 Sir A. Cokaine tr. Loredano's Dianea iv. 365 Friend, abandonate not Dianea, for Dianea will not forsake thee alive or dead. |