About The Word Relinquish
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Relinquish
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What's The Definition Of Relinquish?
[v] relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another
[v] release, as from one's hands; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" [v] turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" [v] part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [v] do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" Synonyms | Synonyms for Relinquish: dispense with | foreswear | foreswear | forgo | free | let go | let go of | quit | release | release | renounce | resign | surrender | waive Related Terms | Find terms related to Relinquish: See Also | abandon | abnegate | bring out | derequisition | discharge | disclaim | disengage | give | give up | hand | let loose | let out | loose | muster out | pass | pass on | reach | sacrifice | toggle | turn over | unclasp | unhand | unleash | withdraw | yield Relinquish In Webster's Dictionary \Re*lin"quish\ (-kw?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Relinquished} (-kw?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relinquishing}.]
[OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re +
linquere to leave. See {Loan}, and cf. {Relic}, {Relict}.]
1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to
abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.
We ought to relinquish such rites. --Hooker.
They placed Irish tenants upon the lands
relinquished by the English. --Sir J.
Davies.
2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to
relinquish a debt.
Syn: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert;
renounce; forb?ar; forego. See {Resign}.
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