relinquish
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Definition of relinquish
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(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
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(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”
- (transitive)To let go (free, away), physically release.
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(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.”
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(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”).
Words you can make from relinquish
200+ playable · top: INQUIRES (17 pts)
Best play inquires 17 points7-letter words
7 words6-letter words
27 words- QUERNS 15 pts
- QUIRES 15 pts
- REQUIN 15 pts
- RISQUE 15 pts
- SEQUIN 15 pts
- SQUIRE 15 pts
- SQUIRL 15 pts
- HIRSEL 9 pts
- HIRSLE 9 pts
- INRUSH 9 pts
- LUSHER 9 pts
- NIHILS 9 pts
- REISHI 9 pts
- RELISH 9 pts
- SHINER 9 pts
- SHRINE 9 pts
- INLIER 6 pts
- INSURE 6 pts
- INURES 6 pts
- LINERS 6 pts
- LINIER 6 pts
- LUNIER 6 pts
- LUNIES 6 pts
- RUSINE 6 pts
- SILENI 6 pts
- URINES 6 pts
- URSINE 6 pts
5-letter words
48 words- QURSH 17 pts
- QUERN 14 pts
- QUINS 14 pts
- QUIRE 14 pts
- HEILS 8 pts
- HEIRS 8 pts
- HERLS 8 pts
- HERNS 8 pts
- HILUS 8 pts
- HIRES 8 pts
- HURLS 8 pts
- LEHRS 8 pts
- NIHIL 8 pts
- RISHI 8 pts
- SHIEL 8 pts
- SHIER 8 pts
- SHINE 8 pts
- SHIRE 8 pts
- SHIUR 8 pts
- SHULN 8 pts
- USHER 8 pts
- ILEUS 5 pts
- INURE 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LIERS 5 pts
- LIEUS 5 pts
- LINER 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- LUNES 5 pts
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- NISEI 5 pts
- NURLS 5 pts
- NURSE 5 pts
- REINS 5 pts
- RESIN 5 pts
- RIELS 5 pts
- RILES 5 pts
- RINSE 5 pts
- RISEN 5 pts
- RUINS 5 pts
- RULES 5 pts
- RUNES 5 pts
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- URINE 5 pts
4-letter words
69 words- QUIN 13 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- HERL 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- HERS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HILI 7 pts
- HINS 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- HISN 7 pts
- HUES 7 pts
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- HURL 7 pts
- LEHR 7 pts
- LUSH 7 pts
- RESH 7 pts
- RHUS 7 pts
- RUSH 7 pts
- SHEN 7 pts
- SHIN 7 pts
- SHRI 7 pts
- SHUL 7 pts
- SHUN 7 pts
- SINH 7 pts
- ERNS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- IRIS 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LENS 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LIEU 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- LIRI 4 pts
- LUES 4 pts
- LUNE 4 pts
- LUNS 4 pts
- LURE 4 pts
- NILS 4 pts
- NISI 4 pts
- NURL 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
- RINS 4 pts
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- RUES 4 pts
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- SLUE 4 pts
- SLUR 4 pts
- SUER 4 pts
- SURE 4 pts
- UNIS 4 pts
- URNS 4 pts
- USER 4 pts
3-letter words
43 words- QIS 12 pts
- SUQ 12 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- HUE 6 pts
- HUN 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LEU 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- LUN 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- NUS 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- RUE 3 pts
- RUN 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
- SUE 3 pts
- SUN 3 pts
- UNI 3 pts
- UNS 3 pts
- URN 3 pts
- USE 3 pts
2-letter words
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