relinquish

re·lin·quish

R0141200 (rĭ-lĭng′kwĭsh)tr.v. re·lin·quished, re·lin·quish·ing, re·lin·quish·es 1. To give up or abandon (control of something or a claim, for example).2. To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to.3. To let go; surrender: relinquished the lands by treaty.4. To cease holding physically; release: relinquish a grip.

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[Middle English relinquisshen, from Old French relinquir, relinquiss-, from Latin relinquere : re-, re- + linquere, to leave; see leik^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·lin′quish·er n.re·lin′quish·ment n.Synonyms: relinquish, yield, resign, abandon, surrender, cede, waive, renounce
These verbs mean letting something go or giving something up. Relinquish, the least specific, may connote regret: can't relinquish his dream of emigrating. Yield implies giving way, as to pressure, often in the hope that such action will be temporary: had to yield ground. Resign suggests formal relinquishing (resigned their claim to my land) or acquiescence arising from hopelessness (resigned himself to forgoing his vacation). Abandon and surrender both imply no expectation of recovering what is given up; surrender also implies the operation of compulsion or force: abandoned all hope for a resolution; surrendered control of the company. Cede connotes formal transfer, as of territory: ceded the province to the victor. Waive implies a voluntary decision to dispense with something, such as a right: waived all privileges. To renounce is to relinquish formally and usually as a matter of principle: renounced worldly goods.

relinquish

(rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ) vb (tr) 1. to give up (a task, struggle, etc); abandon2. to surrender or renounce (a claim, right, etc)3. to release; let go[C15: from French relinquir, from Latin relinquere to leave behind, from re- + linquere to leave] reˈlinquisher n reˈlinquishment n

re•lin•quish

(rɪˈlɪŋ kwɪʃ)

v.t. 1. to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, claim, etc.). 2. to give up; put aside or desist from: to relinquish a plan. 3. to let go; release: to relinquish one's hold. [1425–75; late Middle English relinquissen, relinquisshen < Middle French relinquiss-, long s. of relinquir « Latin relinquere to leave behind =re- re- + linquere to leave] re•lin′quish•er, n. re•lin′quish•ment, n.

relinquish

Past participle: relinquished
Gerund: relinquishing

Imperative
relinquish
relinquish

Present
I relinquish
you relinquish
he/she/it relinquishes
we relinquish
you relinquish
they relinquish

Preterite
I relinquished
you relinquished
he/she/it relinquished
we relinquished
you relinquished
they relinquished

Present Continuous
I am relinquishing
you are relinquishing
he/she/it is relinquishing
we are relinquishing
you are relinquishing
they are relinquishing

Present Perfect
I have relinquished
you have relinquished
he/she/it has relinquished
we have relinquished
you have relinquished
they have relinquished

Past Continuous
I was relinquishing
you were relinquishing
he/she/it was relinquishing
we were relinquishing
you were relinquishing
they were relinquishing

Past Perfect
I had relinquished
you had relinquished
he/she/it had relinquished
we had relinquished
you had relinquished
they had relinquished

Future
I will relinquish
you will relinquish
he/she/it will relinquish
we will relinquish
you will relinquish
they will relinquish

Future Perfect
I will have relinquished
you will have relinquished
he/she/it will have relinquished
we will have relinquished
you will have relinquished
they will have relinquished

Future Continuous
I will be relinquishing
you will be relinquishing
he/she/it will be relinquishing
we will be relinquishing
you will be relinquishing
they will be relinquishing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been relinquishing
you have been relinquishing
he/she/it has been relinquishing
we have been relinquishing
you have been relinquishing
they have been relinquishing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been relinquishing
you will have been relinquishing
he/she/it will have been relinquishing
we will have been relinquishing
you will have been relinquishing
they will have been relinquishing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been relinquishing
you had been relinquishing
he/she/it had been relinquishing
we had been relinquishing
you had been relinquishing
they had been relinquishing

Conditional
I would relinquish
you would relinquish
he/she/it would relinquish
we would relinquish
you would relinquish
they would relinquish

Past Conditional
I would have relinquished
you would have relinquished
he/she/it would have relinquished
we would have relinquished
you would have relinquished
they would have relinquished

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	relinquish - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"resign, give up, release, freehand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"derequisition - release from government controlsacrifice, give - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"
	2.	relinquish - do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"foreswear, forgo, waive, dispense with, foregokick, give up - stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"
	3.	relinquish - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"foreswear, renounce, quitdisclaim - renounce a legal claim or title toabandon, give up - give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"
	4.	relinquish - release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"let go, let go of, releasemuster out, discharge - release from military serviceunclasp - release from a clasp; "She clasped and unclasped her hands"pop - release suddenly; "pop the clutch"toggle - release by a toggle switch; "toggle a bomb from an airplane"unhand - remove the hand frombring out, let out - bring out of a specific stateunleash - release or vent; "unleash one's anger"let loose, loose, unleash - turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"unleash - release from a leash; "unleash the dogs in the park"disengage, withdraw - release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

relinquish

verb (Formal) give up, leave, release, drop, abandon, resign, desert, quit, yield, hand over, surrender, withdraw from, let go, retire from, renounce, waive, vacate, say goodbye to, forsake, cede, repudiate, cast off, forgo, abdicate, kiss (something) goodbye, lay aside He does not intend to relinquish power.

relinquish

verb1. To give up a possession, claim, or right:abandon, abdicate, cede, demit, forswear, hand over, quitclaim, render, renounce, resign, surrender, waive, yield.2. To cease trying to accomplish or continue:abandon, break off, desist, discontinue, give up, leave off, quit, remit, stop.Informal: swear off.Slang: lay off.Idioms: call it a day, call it quits, hang up one's fiddle, have done with, throw in the towel.3. To let (something) go:abandon, cede, forgo, lay down, surrender, yield.

Translations

放弃

relinquish

(rəˈliŋkwiʃ) verb to give up. The dictator was forced to relinquish control of the country. 放棄 放弃