DESERT
verb
Definitions
- 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. 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.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
DESERT
(adjective)
Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a deser...
DESERT
(noun)
That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit. According to th...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
