Discard
Discard verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.
To abandon and discard are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "To abandon" with "Discard", this terms are similar.
Nearby Words: discarded, discarding
To abandon
Discard and to abandon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discard" instead a verb phrase "To abandon".
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- Lelouch boasted that if he had to abandon his conscience to exact revenge, he'd discard it — mere minutes before abandoning the people who were relying on him to go search for his little sister during the 1st Assault on the Tokyo Settlement (quite literally as soon as he started it).
Source: Dramatic Irony - Code Geass: Lelouch boasted that if he had to abandon his conscience to exact revenge, he'd discard it — mere minutes before abandoning the people who were relying on him to go search for his little sister during the 1st Assault on the Tokyo Settlement (quite literally as soon as he started it).
Source: Moment of Weakness
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