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单词 relinque
释义

relinquev.

Forms: late Middle English relynque.
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French relinquir; Latin relinquere.
Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French relinquir, Middle French relinquer or its etymon classical Latin relinquere (see relinquish v.).
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To relinquish, abandon.Apparently only in Caxton.
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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 or deny a person
forsakea1300
refusec1350
nitec1390
swerve1390
relinquish1472
relinque1483
renounce1582
to fling off1587
derelicta1631
relapse1633
plant1743
to throw over1835
chuck up (the sponge)1878
ditch1899
ruck1903
to run out on1912
to walk out1921
squib1938
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 423/2 I haue relynqued and lefte my londe and my parentes.
1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope iii. iv They whiche relynquen and leue theyr owne lordes for to serue another straunger..ben wel worthy to be punysshed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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