relinquish

re·lin·quish

 (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); abandon

2. 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

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, free hand, 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 control sacrifice, 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, forego kick, give up - stop consuming; "kick a habit"; "give up alcohol"
	3.	relinquish - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" foreswear, renounce, quit disclaim - renounce a legal claim or title to abandon, 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, release muster out, discharge - release from military service unclasp - 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 from bring out, let out - bring out of a specific state unleash - 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

verb

1. 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

يَتَخَلّى عن

vzdát se

give afkald på

aufgebenleistenüberlassenverlassenverlieren

luopualuovuttaa

abandonnerdégagerrenoncerrenoncer à

gefa eftir; láta af hendi

abbandonare

포기하다

atmestatteikties

frafalle

bırakmak

放弃

relinquish

[rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] VT [+ claim, right] → renunciar a; [+ control] → ceder; [+ post] → renunciar a, dimitir de
to relinquish one's grip on sth (lit) → soltar algo

relinquish

[rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] vt [+ power, claim] → renoncer à; [+ plan, habit] → renoncer à

relinquish

vt

(= give up) hope, habit, plan → aufgeben; right, possessions, power, post → aufgeben, verzichten auf (+acc); title → ablegen; to relinquish something to somebody → jdm etw abtreten or überlassen

(= let go) to relinquish one’s hold on somebody/something (lit, fig) → jdn/etw loslassen; he relinquished his hold on life → sein Lebenswille erstarb

relinquish

[rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] vt (frm) (right, control, responsibility) → rinunciare a; (post) → lasciare, abbandonare
to relinquish one's hold on sth → lasciare andare qc

relinquish

(rəˈliŋkwiʃ) verb

to give up. The dictator was forced to relinquish control of the country. opgee, laat vaar يَتَخَلّى عن напускам renunciar a vzdát se aufgeben give afkald på εγκαταλείπω, παραδίδωrenunciar loobuma ترک کردن؛ پشم پوشیدن؛ صرف نظر کردن luopua renoncer à לְווָתֵר छोड़ देना odstupiti, odreći se lemond (vmiről), felad menyerahkan gefa eftir; láta af hendi rinunciare a やめる 포기하다 atsisakyti, atsižadėti atteikties; atmest melepaskan opgevenoppgi, slippe, frafallewyrzec się لا س اخيستل، پر يښوول، ايله كول renunciar a a renunţa отказываться vzdať sa odreči se odreći se ge upp, lämna ifrån sig ทิ้งความเชื่อ เลิกหวัง bırakmak 放棄 здавати, залишати ترک کرنا từ bỏ 放弃