relinquish

re·lin·quish  (r-lngkwsh)

tr.v. re·lin·quished, re·lin·quish·ing, re·lin·quish·es

1. To retire from; give up or abandon.

2. To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended).

3. To let go; surrender.

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·linquish·er n.

re·linquish·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 the idea.
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 victorious nation.
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.

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relinquish

Verb

Formal

1. to give up: that hope has to be relinquished

2. to renounce (a claim or right)

3. to release one's hold on [Latin relinquere]

relinquishment n

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"

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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

Translations

relinquish [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] vt → abandonar [+ plan, habit]; renunciar a

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relinquish [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] vt → abandonner [+ plan, habit]; renoncer à

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relinquish [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] vt (control etc) → aufgeben;

(claim) → verzichten auf +acc

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relinquish [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] vt → abbandonare;

(plan, habit) → rinunziare a