v (transitive) To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. (defdate|First attested in the late 15th century.)
v (transitive|obsolete) To cast out | cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject. (defdate|Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.)
v (transitive|obsolete) To subdue; to take control of. (defdate|Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 16th century.)
v (transitive) To give up control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. (defdate|First attested from around (1350 to 1470))
v (transitive) To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. (defdate|First attested from around (1350 to 1470))
v (transitive) To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish. (defdate|First attested in the mid 18th century.)
v (transitive) To surrender to the insurer the insured item, so as to claim a total loss.
n A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificialconstraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. (defdate|Early 19th century.)(reference-book | last = Dobbie | first = Elliott K. | coauthors = Dunmore, C. William, et al. | editor = Barnhart, Robert K.| title = Chambers Dictionary of Etymology | origyear = 1998 | year = 2004 | publisher = Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd | location = Edinburgh, Scotland | isbn =0550142304 | pages = 2).