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[weyv] Pronunciation Key
[weyv] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), waived, waiv·ing.
| 1. | to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors. |
| 2. | Law. to relinquish (a known right, interest, etc.) intentionally. |
| 3. | to put aside for the time; defer; postpone; dispense with: to waive formalities. |
| 4. | to put aside or dismiss from consideration or discussion: waiving my attempts to explain. |
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME weyven < AF weyver to make a waif (of someone) by forsaking or outlawing (him or her)]
] —Synonyms 1. resign, renounce, surrender, remit.
—Antonyms 1. demand.
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| waive
(wāv) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. waived, waiv·ing, waives
[Middle English weiven, to abandon, from Anglo-Norman weyver, from waif, ownerless property; see waif1.] |
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