Maroon
(verb)
- To put (someone) ashore on a deserted island or coast and leave them to fend for themselves.
- 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:
- The ship's crew marooned the mutineers on a deserted island.
- He was marooned on the island for six months before being rescued.
- The pirates marooned their prisoners on a deserted island.
- He was marooned in the wilderness with no food or shelter.
- The castaways were marooned on the island for many years.