relinquish
Use Relinquish in a sentence
kwɪʃ verb (used with object)
1.
to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
2.
to give up; put aside or desist from: to relinquish a plan.
3.
to let go; release: to relinquish one's hold.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English relinquissen, relinquisshen < Middle French relinquiss-, long stem of relinquir ≪ Latin relinquere to leave behind, equivalent to re- re- + linquere to leave (akin to lend)
1425–75; late Middle English relinquissen, relinquisshen < Middle French relinquiss-, long stem of relinquir ≪ Latin relinquere to leave behind, equivalent to re- re- + linquere to leave (akin to lend)
Related forms
re·lin·quish·er, noun
re·lin·quish·ment, noun
non·re·lin·quish·ment, noun
un·re·lin·quished, adjective
un·re·lin·quish·ing, adjective
Synonyms
2. yield, cede, waive, forego, abdicate, leave, quit, forswear, desert, resign. See abandon1.
2. yield, cede, waive, forego, abdicate, leave, quit, forswear, desert, resign. See abandon1.
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World English Dictionary
relinquish (rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to give up (a task, struggle, etc); abandon |
| 2. | to surrender or renounce (a claim, right, etc) |
| 3. | to release; let go |
| [C15: from French relinquir, from Latin relinquere to leave behind, from | |
| re'linquisher | |
| —n | |
| re'linquishment | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
relinquish
1472, from M.Fr. relinquiss-, prp. stem of relinquir (12c.), from L. relinquere "leave behind, forsake, abandon, give up," from re- "back" + linquere "to leave," from PIE *linkw-, from base *leikw- "to leave behind" (cf. Skt. reknas "inheritance, wealth," rinakti "leaves;" Gk. leipein "to leave;" Goth.
leihvan, O.E. lænan "to lend;" O.H.G. lihan "to borrow;" O.N. lan "loan").
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Example sentences
Police sergeants receive from eighteen to twenty-eight chart days, and have so far refused to relinquish any of them.
He did nothing to relinquish that role over the last month.
His refusal to relinquish this second role has been a significant source of popular discontent.
And while you're at it, formally relinquish our party's claim on the majority in the state house.
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