Relinquish
31relinquish — verb 1) he relinquished control of the company Syn: renounce, give up/away, hand over, let go of 2) he relinquished his post Syn: leave, resign from, stand down from, bow out of, give up; informal quit, chuc …
32relinquish — [rəˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] verb [T] formal to give up your power, position, or an advantage …
33relinquish — Lilo, ho oku u …
34relinquish — To abandon, to give up, to surrender, to renounce some right or thing. See abandonment release …
35relinquish — see RELIC …
36relinquish — v.tr. 1 surrender or resign (a right or possession). 2 give up or cease from (a habit, plan, belief, etc.). 3 relax hold of (an object held). Derivatives: relinquishment n. Etymology: ME f. OF relinquir f. L relinquere (as RE , linquere leave) …
37relinquish a claim — give up a claim …
38relinquish a position — give up a position …
39relinquish a territory — concede on an area of land, give up an area of land …
40Relinquished — 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}.] [1913… …