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de·sert3 (dĭ-zûrt́)

[French déserter, from Late Latin dēsertāre, frequentative of Latin dēserere, to abandon, dē-, de-, + serere, to join.]

verb: -sert·ed, -sert·ing, -serts. 

transitive verb 

  1. To leave empty or alone; abandon.
  2. To withdraw from, especially in spite of a responsibility or duty; forsake: deserted her friend in a time of need.
  3. To abandon (a military post, for example) in violation of orders or an oath.

intransitive verb 

To forsake one's duty or post, especially to be absent without leave from the armed forces with no intention of returning.

derivatives

de·sert́er
noun