abandoning

Definitions

• Ceasing to support or look after someone; deserting.
  The dance of leaving echoes, when loyalty's flame flickers out on the wind.
  Example: She is abandoning her old friends for a new life in the city.
• Giving up completely a course of action, a practice, or a way of thinking.
  A bold departure from the paths once trodden, where dreams are released like wild birds into the dawn.
  Example: The company is abandoning its plans for expansion due to budget cuts.