desert to



desert someone or something to someone or something

to abandon someone or something to someone or something; to let someone or something have someone or something. Who deserted this child to her horrible fate? Sam deserted his land to the horde of grubby prospectors.
See also: desert

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hieronymushee-RO-nee-muws (German)German, Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ganix-Basque
Auda-Ancient Germanic
ŚWiĘTosŁAwshvyen-TAW-swahfPolish (Archaic)
Uther-Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
PatrÍCiapə-TREE-syə (Portuguese)Slovak, Portuguese