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desert v. [
abandon, forsake, desolate] leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
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desert n. arid land with little or no vegetation
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desert v. [
defect] desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
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desert v. leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"
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