deserting

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deserting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Desert \De*sert"\ (d[-e]*z[~e]rt"), 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.
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     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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