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maroon
What does maroon mean?
maroon (verb): to abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use maroon in a sentence?
- The travelers were marooned. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce maroon?
/məˈɹun/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does maroon come from?
From French marron (“feral; fugitive”, adjective), from Spanish cimarrón (“fugitive, wild, feral”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of maroon?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “maroon” mean?
to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed
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to embrace (someone) affectionately; to hug (someone) closely
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to be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar
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to abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island
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cruise
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export
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strand
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depend
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