单词 | relinquish |
释义 | relinquish —relinquisher, n. —relinquishment, n. /ri ling"kwish/, v.t. 1. to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne. 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 ME relinquissen, relinquisshen < MF relinquiss-, long s. of relinquir << L relinquere to leave behind, equiv. to re- RE- + linquere to leave (akin to LEND)] Syn. 2. yield, cede, waive, forego, abdicate, leave, quit, forswear, desert, resign. See abandon1. |
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