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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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Relinquishment
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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