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- Dictionaryrelinquish/rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/
verb
- 1. voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up: "he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive" Similar Opposite
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RELINQUISH definition: 1. to give up something such as a responsibility or claim: 2. to unwillingly stop holding or…. Learn more.
If you relinquish something, you let it go. You relinquish control of the army when you resign as general. You relinquish your plan to sneak into town when your parents find out what's going on.
The meaning of RELINQUISH is to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind. How to use relinquish in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Relinquish.
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. Synonyms: resign, desert, forswear, quit, leave, abdicate, forego, waive, cede, yield. to let go; release: to relinquish one's hold.
RELINQUISH meaning: 1. to give up something such as a responsibility or claim: 2. to unwillingly stop holding or…. Learn more.
If you relinquish something such as power or control, you give it up. He does not intend to relinquish power. American English : relinquish / rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ /
to stop having something, especially when this happens unwillingly synonym give something up. relinquish something He was forced to relinquish control of the company. They had relinquished all hope that she was alive. I relinquished her hand (= stopped holding it) and stood up.
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.
to stop having something, especially when this happens unwillingly synonym give something up relinquish something He was forced to relinquish control of the company. They had relinquished all hope that she was alive.
the act of stopping having something such as a feeling, especially when this is difficult: The realization of positive feelings and relinquishment of negative feelings are the major goals of meditation. Fewer examples. States have their own laws covering relinquishment of parental rights.
