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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; Middle English weyven < Anglo-French weyver to make a waif (of someone) by forsaking or outlawing (him or her)
1250–1300; Middle English weyven < Anglo-French weyver to make a waif (of someone) by forsaking or outlawing (him or her)
Related forms
un·waived, adjective
Synonyms
1. resign, renounce, surrender, remit.
1. resign, renounce, surrender, remit.
Antonyms
1. demand.
1. demand.
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Waive
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Example Sentences
- No ancient right or custom would they waive.
- Very few universities here will waive tuition for grad students.
- The state waives tuition, but not fees, for all veterans.
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Word Origin & History
waive
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. weyver "to abandon, waive," O.Fr. weyver, guever "to abandon, give back," probably from a Scand. source akin to O.N. veifa "to swing about," from P.Gmc. *waibijanan (see waif). In M.E. legal language, used of rights, goods, or women. Waiver "act of waiving"
EXPANDis from 1628 (modern usage is often short for waiver clause); baseball waivers is recorded from 1907.
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