hylätä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- abdicate verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
- abjure verb To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
- avoid verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
- can verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
- desert noun A large, dry area of land with little rainfall, vegetation, or water, often sandy or rocky.
- desolate adj Empty and bleak, with no people or life around; also, extremely sad and without hope.
- disallow verb To refuse to allow.
- disapprove verb To think something is wrong or unacceptable (usually followed by "of").
- discard verb To throw away or get rid of something no longer wanted.
- discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
- dismiss verb To fire someone from a job, or to formally end someone's employment.
- disown verb To refuse to acknowledge someone, especially a family member, as belonging to you anymore.
- ditch noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
- exclude verb To keep someone or something out, or leave it out of consideration.
- forsake verb To abandon or give up someone or something, often permanently.
- give up phrasal verb To stop trying to do something because it has become too hard or seems hopeless.
- maroon adj A dark brownish-red colour.
- overrule verb To reject or reverse a decision using higher authority.
- reject verb To refuse to accept, believe, or agree to something.
- remove verb To take something away from its place.
- renounce verb To formally give up a right, title, or claim.
- reprobate adj Rejected; cast off as worthless.
- scrap noun A small leftover piece or fragment of something.
- strand noun One of the individual threads or wires twisted together to make a rope, cable, or cord.
Senses
hylätä is used for these senses in English:
- abandon (transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
- abandon (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
- abjure (historical) To renounce (something) upon oath; to forswear; specifically, to recant or retract (a heresy or some other opinion); to withdraw. [from 15th c.]
- abjure To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate. [from 15th c.]
- avoid (transitive, legal) To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
- can (transitive) To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
- cast off (transitive) To discard or reject something.
- desert To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.
abandon — full definition
- verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
- verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
- noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".
abdicate — full definition
- verb To formally give up a position of power, especially a throne.
- verb To fail to carry out a duty or responsibility one is expected to fulfill.