re·lin·quish (r -lng kwsh)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. [Middle English relinquisshen, from Old French relinquir, relinquiss-, from Latin relinquere : re-, re- + linquere, to leave; see leikw- in Indo-European roots.] 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 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. |
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
[from French relinquir, from Latin relinquere to leave behind, from re- + linquere to leave]
relinquisher n
relinquishment n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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 |
| 2. | relinquish - do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" | |
| 3. | relinquish - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" disclaim - renounce a legal claim or title to | |
| 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"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 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" |
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.
Translations
relinquish [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] VT [+ claim, right] → renunciar a; [+ control] → ceder; [+ post] → renunciar a, dimitir de
to relinquish one's grip on sth (lit) → soltar algo
to relinquish one's grip on sth (lit) → soltar algo
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 [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] vt (frm) (right, control, responsibility) → rinunciare a; (post) → lasciare, abbandonare
to relinquish one's hold on sth → lasciare andare qc
to relinquish one's hold on sth → lasciare andare qc
relinquish [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] vt (frm) (right, control, responsibility) → rinunciare a; (post) → lasciare, abbandonare
to relinquish one's hold on sth → lasciare andare qc
v relinquish [rəˈliŋkwiʃ]
to give up The dictator was forced to relinquish control of the country. opgee, laat vaar يَتَخَلّى عن напускам vzdát se give afkald på aufgeben εγκαταλείπω, παραδίδω renunciar (a) 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 opgeven oppgi, slippe, frafalle wyrzec się 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
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