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单词 relinquished
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relinquishedadj.

Brit. /rᵻˈlɪŋkwɪʃt/, U.S. /rəˈlɪŋkwɪʃt/, /riˈlɪŋkwɪʃt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relinquish v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < relinquish v. + -ed suffix1.
Given up, let go, abandoned.
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the mind > possession > relinquishing > casting or laying aside > [adjective] > forsaken
forsakenc1305
abandoned1477
desert1480
forlorn1535
waived1577
forlorn1579
deserted1629
relinquished1635
derelict1649
desolated1803
1635 R. Brathwait tr. M. Silesio Arcadian Princesse iii. 132 The Citizens re-inhabited their relinquished Mansions.
a1642 R. Callis Reading of Statute of Sewers (1647) i. 9 The Lease expired, C. enters, the Prince ejects him, and the King seizeth this Relinquished ground.
1783 J. Brown Rep. High Court Parl. 7 125 None of the co-adventurers seeming inclined to increase their respective concerns in the mine, by taking up such relinquished share.
1844 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. June 609/2 At the time of his old master's visit, Owen was on the point of taking up the relinquished task.
1889 Publ. Amer. Econ. Assoc. 4 311 The risk premiums equal the sum total of all relinquished debts.
1924 Los Angeles Times 5 Oct. iii. 15/6 A relinquished ticket from some guest who was compelled to leave before the festival was over.
1969 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 63 794/1 Appointments to new positions as good as or better than a relinquished chairmanship were undoubtedly negotiated.
2005 V. A. Zelizer Purchase of Intimacy ii. 60 That distinction allowed Michelle Marvin compensation for a relinquished career.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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