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   re·lin·quish

   /rəˈliNGkwiSH/

   verb

   • 1. voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up: "he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive" Similar renouncegive uppart withgive awayhand overturn overlay downlet go ofwaiveresignabdicateyieldcedesurrendersign awayleaveresign fromstand down frombow out ofwalk out ofretire fromgive updepart fromvacatepull out ofabandonabdicateinformal:quitchuckjack inarchaic:forsakediscontinuestopceasegive updropdesist fromavoidsteer clear ofgive a wide berth torejecteschewforswearrefrain fromabstain fromforbear fromforgoinformal:quitleave offkickarchaic:forsakeOpposite keepretaincontinue

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French relinquiss-, lengthened stem of relinquir, from Latin relinquere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + linquere ‘to leave’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. relinquishment noun

   Scrabble Points: 22

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › relinquishRelinquish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of RELINQUISH is to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind. How to use relinquish in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Relinquish.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRELINQUISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RELINQUISH definition: 1. to give up something such as a responsibility or claim: 2. to unwillingly stop holding or…. Learn more.

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   verb (used with object) to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne. to give up; put aside or desist from: to relinquish a plan. Synonyms: resign, desert, forswear, quit, leave, abdicate, forego, waive, cede, yield. to let go; release: to relinquish one's hold.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › relinquishRelinquish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you relinquish something, you let it go. You relinquish control of the army when you resign as general. You relinquish your plan to sneak into town when your parents find out what's going on.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRELINQUISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   RELINQUISH meaning: 1. to give up something such as a responsibility or claim: 2. to unwillingly stop holding or…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRELINQUISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. to give up (a task, struggle, etc); abandon 2. to surrender or renounce (a claim, right, etc) 3. to release; let.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › relinquishRelinquish - definition of relinquish by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example). 2. To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to. 3. To let go; surrender: relinquished the lands by treaty. 4. To cease holding physically; release: relinquish a grip.