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re⋅lin⋅quish
[ri-ling-kwish]
–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 ME relinquissen, relinquisshen < MF relinquiss-, long s. of relinquir ≪ L relinquere to leave behind, equiv. to re- re- + linquere to leave (akin to lend )
1425–75; late ME relinquissen, relinquisshen < MF relinquiss-, long s. of relinquir ≪ L relinquere to leave behind, equiv. to re- re- + linquere to leave (akin to lend )

Related forms:
re⋅lin⋅quish⋅er, noun
re⋅lin⋅quish⋅ment, noun
Synonyms:
2. yield, cede, waive, forego, abdicate, leave, quit, forswear, desert, resign. See abandon 1 .
2. yield, cede, waive, forego, abdicate, leave, quit, forswear, desert, resign. See abandon 1 .
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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.]1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit. We ought to relinquish such rites. --Hooker. They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English. --Sir J. Davies. 2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt. Syn: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; renounce; forb?ar; forego. See Resign.
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Language Translation for : relinquish
Spanish:
renunciar (a),
German:
aufgeben,
Japanese:
やめる
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").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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