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[ ri-ling -kwish ] SHOW IPA
/ rɪˈlɪŋ kwɪʃ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
to let go; release: to relinquish one's hold.
Origin of relinquish First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English relinquissen, relinquisshen, from Middle French relinquiss-, long stem of relinquir ≪ Latin relinquere “to leave behind,” equivalent to re- re- + linquere “to leave” (akin to lend)
SYNONYMS FOR relinquish 2 yield, cede, waive, forego, abdicate, leave, quit, forswear, desert, resign.
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synonym study for relinquish 2 . See abandon1 .
OTHER WORDS FROM relinquish re·lin·quish·er, noun re·lin·quish·ment, noun non·re·lin·quish·ment, noun un·re·lin·quished, adjective
un·re·lin·quish·ing, adjective
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An investigation absolved Tunnell of any direct blame, but by then Tunnell had relinquish ed command of the brigade.
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A repeal means the government has relinquish ed its duty to protect and serve the people.
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No other president has relinquish ed international leadership and power so casually.
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But before the hope of reducing the town by main force was relinquish ed, it was determined to make a great effort.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
Mrs. Daggett relinquish ed her random desire with her accustomed amiability.
An Alabaster Box | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and Florence Morse Kingsley
As Struve relinquish ed into her gantletted hands the reins of Persis's bridle she swung lightly up to the mare's back.
The Bells of San Juan | Jackson Gregory
Here Sister Rose relinquish ed her pupil's hand, tapped three times on one of the panels, and signed to Lesley to open the door.
Brooke's Daughter | Adeline Sergeant
I learned that he was engaged to a highly amiable young lady, who relinquish ed him, and shortly afterward died of a broken heart.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for relinquish verb (tr) to give up (a task, struggle, etc); abandon
to surrender or renounce (a claim, right, etc)
to release; let go
Derived forms of relinquish relinquisher , noun relinquishment , noun Word Origin for relinquish C15: from French relinquir , from Latin relinquere to leave behind, from re- + linquere to leave
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Words related to relinquish cede, hand over, drop out, abdicate, renounce, waive, quit, yield, abandon, forgo, withdraw, vacate, surrender, forbear, shed, abnegate, dump, repudiate, sacrifice, drop