单词 | delinquish |
释义 | † delinquishv.1 Obsolete. rare after 17th cent. intransitive. To fail in one's duty or obligation; (more commonly) to commit an offence against the law or customary morality. Formerly also with †against a person. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > guilt > [verb (intransitive)] aguiltOE delinquish1606 society > morality > moral evil > guilt > be or become guilty [verb (intransitive)] delinquish1606 1606 Bp. J. King 4th Serm. Hampton Court 13 Must all be remoued..because some had delinquished? 1625 R. Winterton tr. J. Gerhard Gerards Prayers i. vi. 20 My neighbor delinquisheth against the King, who can only kill the body. 1849 T. Scratton tr. St. Augustine Expos. Bk. Psalms III. lxxv. 524 To delinquish is as it were by a kind of liquidity to slip down from the stability of firmness in virtue and righteousness. 1902 C. Ortiz Y Coffigny Let. 25 Feb. in Rep. Secretary of Justice (Cuba) 181 If unfortunately he has again delinquished said circumstance is taken into consideration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020). delinquishv.2 transitive. To relinquish (a person or thing); to give up, renounce, abandon.Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] forsakec893 forlet971 to reach upOE agiveOE yield?c1225 uptake1297 up-yield1297 yield1297 deliverc1300 to-yielda1375 overgivec1384 grant1390 forbeara1400 livera1400 forgoc1400 upgive1415 permit1429 quit1429 renderc1436 relinquish1479 abandonc1485 to hold up?1499 enlibertyc1500 surrender1509 cess1523 relent1528 to cast up?1529 resignate1531 uprender1551 demit1563 disclaim1567 to fling up1587 to give up1589 quittance1592 vail1593 enfeoff1598 revoke1599 to give off1613 disownc1620 succumb1632 abdicate1633 delinquish1645 discount1648 to pass away1650 to turn off1667 choke1747 to jack up1870 chuck up (the sponge)1878 chuckc1879 unget1893 sling1902 to jack in1948 punt1966 to-leave- the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose or intention [verb (transitive)] > desert/renounce a cause, principle, or person withsayc960 forsakec1175 renayc1300 waive1303 to waive from1303 allayc1330 to fall from ——c1350 relinquish1454 forlesec1460 to give over1477 missake1481 return1483 guerpe1484 abrenounce1537 to turn the back uponc1540 renege1548 forspeak1565 recant1567 reject1574 abnegate1616 abrenunciate1618 derelinque1623 ejurate1623 to give one the backa1624 derelinquisha1631 ejure1642 delinquish1645 desert1654 deviate1757 to give up1970 1645 D. Buchanan Short Rel. Main Passages of Things 41 The wheel of their own interest turning about, not onely have they delinquished the Scots; but also, have declared themselves opposite unto them. 1825 Ladies Museum 26 Nov. 1/3 The effect of religious festivals on the piety of a people, the considerations of which we readily delinquish to the province of the Divine. 1922 C. W. Hayes Boy Troopers on Trail xix. 158 Now, with the issue squarely drawn, Ralph determined not to delinquish his advantage. 1993 Seguin (Texas) Gaz.-Enterprise 24 Oct. 8 b/5 I..delinquish all responsibilities of all debts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.11606v.21645 |
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