relinquish

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Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
24
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/

Definition of relinquish

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
    “to relinquish a title”
    “to relinquish property”
    “to relinquish rights”
    “to relinquish citizenship or nationality”
    “relinquish power”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
    “to relinquish a title”
    “to relinquish property”
    “to relinquish rights”
    “to relinquish citizenship or nationality”
    “relinquish power”
  2. (transitive)To let go (free, away), physically release.
  3. (transitive)To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
    “But it was the most fleeting of false dawns. Dmitri Yachvilli slotted a penalty from distance after Flood failed to release his man on the deck, and France took a grip they would never relinquish.”
  4. (transitive)To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
    “The delegations saved the negotiations by relinquishing their incompatible claims to sole jurisdiction.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti Proto-Italic *linkʷō Latin linquō Latin relinquō Old French relenquir Middle French relinquirbor. Middle English relinquisshen English relinquish From…

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Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti Proto-Italic *linkʷō Latin linquō Latin relinquō Old French relenquir Middle French relinquirbor. Middle English relinquisshen English relinquish From Middle English relinquisshen, from the inflected stem relinquiss- of Middle French relinquir, from Latin relinquere, itself from re- + linquere (“to leave”). Compare also Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇakti, “to leave”).

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