deserted

/di-ˈzərt/

borrowed from French déserter, going back to Old French, "to devastate, make uninhabited, abandon, leave," borrowed from Late Latin dēsertāre "to leave, abandon," frequentative of Latin dēserere "to part company with, abandon, leave uninhabited, leave in the lurch," from dē- de-serere "to link together, join in a series"

verb

to withdraw from or leave usually without intent to return
to leave in the lurch
to abandon (military service) without leave

desert a town

abandon desert forsake mean to leave without intending to return. abandon suggests that the thing or person left may be helpless without protection. desert implies that the object left may be weakened but not destroyed by one's absence.