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waive

   [weyv]
–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.
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Origin:
1250–1300; ME weyven < AF weyver to make a waif (of someone) by forsaking or outlawing (him or her)

—Related forms
un·waived, adjective

—Can be confused: 1. waive, wave (see synonym note at wave); 2. wave, waive.

—Synonyms
1. resign, renounce, surrender, remit.

—Antonyms
1. demand.

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waive (weɪv) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
1.  to set aside or relinquish: to waive one's right to something
2.  to refrain from enforcing (a claim) or applying (a law, penalty, etc)
3.  to defer
 
[C13: from Old Northern French weyver, from waif abandoned; see waif]

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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" is from 1628 (modern usage is often short for waiver clause); baseball waivers is recorded from 1907.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: waive
Pronunciation: 'wAv
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: waived; waiv·ing
Etymology: Anglo-French waiver weiver, literally to abandon, forsake, from waif weif forlorn, stray, probably from Old Norse veif something loose or flapping
1 : to relinquish (as a right or privilege) voluntarily and intentionally waived a felony hearing on the charge —National Law Journal> —compare FORFEIT, RESERVE
2 : to refrain from enforcing or requiring waive the age requirement —W. M. McGovern, Junior et al.> —waiv·able adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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