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1 definition 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.
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