'Relinquishing' definitions:
Definition of 'relinquishing'
(from WordNet)
noun
A verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. [syn: relinquishment, relinquishing]
noun
The act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. [syn: relinquishment, relinquishing]
Definition of 'Relinquishing'
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]