relinquish
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English relinquisshen, from the inflected stem of Middle French relinquir, from Latin relinquere, itself from re- + linquere (“to leave”).
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Verb[edit]
relinquish (third-person singular simple present relinquishes, present participle relinquishing, simple past and past participle relinquished)
- (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something.
- (transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
- (transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
- 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [1]
- 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.
- 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [1]
- (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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Translations[edit]
to give up, abandon
to let go, physicially release
to surrender, yield control or possession
to accept to give up, withdraw etc.
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External links[edit]
- relinquish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- relinquish in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
