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Relinquish

//ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away. transitive

    "to relinquish a title"

  2. 2
    release, as from one's grip wordnet
  3. 3
    To let go (free, away), physically release. transitive
  4. 4
    turn away from; give up wordnet
  5. 5
    To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession. transitive

    "But it was the most fleeting of false dawns. Dmitri Yachvilli slotted a penalty from distance after Flood failed to release his man on the deck, and France took a grip they would never relinquish."

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  1. 6
    part with a possession or right wordnet
  2. 7
    To accept to give up, withdraw etc. transitive

    "The delegations saved the negotiations by relinquishing their incompatible claims to sole jurisdiction."

  3. 8
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English relinquisshen, from the inflected stem relinquiss- of Middle French relinquir, from Latin relinquere, itself from re- + linquere (“to leave”). Compare also Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇakti, “to leave”).

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