'Relinquish' definitions:
Definition of 'relinquish'
(from WordNet)
verb
Part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: release, relinquish, resign, free, give up]
verb
Do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with]
verb
Turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" [syn: foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish]
verb
Definition of 'Relinquish'
From: GCIDE
- Relinquish \Re*lin"quish\ (-kw?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relinquished (-kw?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Relinquishing.] [OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re + linquere to leave. See Loan, and cf. Relic, Relict.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit. [1913 Webster]
- We ought to relinquish such rites. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; renounce; forb?ar; forego. See Resign. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'relinquish'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- abdicate,
- abjure,
- abnegate,
- abort,
- acknowledge defeat,
- be pensioned,
- be superannuated,
- beg a truce,
- belay,
- cancel,
- capitulate,
- cast,
- cease,
- cede,
- come off,
- come to terms,
- cry pax,
- cry quits,
- cut it out,
- cut out,
- demit,
- desert,
- desist,
- desist from,
- discard,
- discontinue,
- disgorge,
- dispense with,
- dispose of,
- disuse,
- do without,
- drop,
- drop it,
- dump,
- end,
- forbear,
- forgo,
- forsake,
- forswear,
- free,
- get along without,
- get rid of,
- give away,
- give over,
- give up,
- halt,
- hand over,
- have done with,
- hold,
- implore mercy,
- kiss good-bye,
- knock it off,
- lay aside,
- lay down,
- lay off,
- leave,
- leave off,
- let go,
- loose,
- make a sacrifice,
- nol-pros,
- not pursue with,
- part with,
- pension off,
- pray for quarter,
- put behind one,
- quit,
- quitclaim,
- recant,
- refrain,
- release,
- render up,
- renounce,
- renounce the throne,
- resign,
- retire,
- retire from office,
- retract,
- sacrifice,
- say uncle,
- scrub,
- shed,
- spare,
- stand aside,
- stand down,
- stay,
- step aside,
- stop,
- superannuate,
- surrender,
- swear off,
- terminate,
- throw up,
- turn up,
- unloose,
- vacate,
- waive,
- withdraw from,
- yield,
- yield the palm