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Definition of Desert
Des´ert Pronunciation: dė`zẽrt´ | n. | 1. | That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward; merit. | | 1. | A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa which are destitute of moisture and vegetation. | | 2. | A tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population, but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place. | | a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as, they landed on a desert island. | | v. t. | 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. | | 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. | | v. i. | 1. | To abandon a service without leave; to quit military service without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to abscond. |
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