Maroon (verb)

  1. To put (someone) ashore on a deserted island or coast and leave them to fend for themselves.
  2. To abandon someone in an uninhabited place.

Origin:

From french marronner ("to maroon"), from marron ("wild boar"), from spanish marrĂ³n ("brown"), from marro ("wild boar"), from vulgar latin *marmoroneus, from latin marmor ("marble").

Examples:

  1. The ship's crew marooned the mutineers on a deserted island.
  2. He was marooned on the island for six months before being rescued.
  3. The pirates marooned their prisoners on a deserted island.
  4. He was marooned in the wilderness with no food or shelter.
  5. The castaways were marooned on the island for many years.
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