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relinquish

[ 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.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , , ,

  3. to let go; release:

    to relinquish one's hold.



relinquish

/ 谤瑟藞濒瑟艐办飞瑟蕛 /

verb

  1. to give up (a task, struggle, etc); abandon
  2. to surrender or renounce (a claim, right, etc)
  3. to release; let go
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 谤别藞濒颈苍辩耻颈蝉丑尘别苍迟, noun
  • 谤别藞濒颈苍辩耻颈蝉丑别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

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  • 谤别路濒颈苍顎僸耻颈蝉丑路尘别苍迟 noun
  • non顎叞鹇繁艟辈灶僸耻颈蝉丑路尘别苍迟 noun
  • 耻苍顎卹别路濒颈苍顎僸耻颈蝉丑别诲 adjective
  • 耻苍顎卹别路濒颈苍顎僸耻颈蝉丑路颈苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of relinquish1

First recorded in 1425鈥75; late Middle English relinquissen, relinquisshen, from Middle French relinquiss-, long stem of relinquir Latin relinquere 鈥渢o leave behind,鈥 equivalent to re- re- + linquere 鈥渢o leave鈥 (akin to lend )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of relinquish1

C15: from French relinquir , from Latin relinquere to leave behind, from re- + linquere to leave
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Synonym Study

See abandon.
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Example Sentences

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The papers indicated the mother had voluntarily relinquished Lucy to an orphanage.

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"The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights," Harvard's lawyers told the administration on April 14.

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City have set the benchmark in English football, as the first side to win four top-flight titles in a row, but they will relinquish their hold on the trophy this season.

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"The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights," Harvard President Alan Garber wrote in a message on Monday to the Harvard community.

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"The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights," Harvard President Alan Garber declared in a public letter.

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