2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Desert \De*sert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deserted}; p. pr & vb
n. {Deserting}.] [Cf. L. desertus p. p. of deserere to
desert, F. d['e]serter. See 2d {Desert}.]
1. To leave (especially something which one should stay by
and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to
forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of
localities; as to desert a friend, a principle, a cause
one's country. ``The deserted fortress.'' --Prescott.
2. (Mil.) To abandon (the service) without leave to forsake
in violation of duty; to abscond from as to desert the
army; to desert one's colors.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
deserted
adj 1: left desolate or empty; "an abandoned child"; "their
deserted wives and children"; "an abandoned shack";
"deserted villages" [syn: {abandoned}]
2: remote from civilization; "the victim was lured to a
deserted spot"
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