Definitions for relinquish

Definitions for (verb) relinquish

Main entry: let go, let go of, release, relinquish

Definition: release, as from one's grip

Usage: Let go of the door handle, please!; relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall


Main entry: foreswear, relinquish, renounce, quit

Definition: turn away from; give up

Usage: I am foreswearing women forever


Main entry: give up, free, release, relinquish, resign

Definition: part with a possession or right

Usage: I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest; resign a claim to the throne


Main entry: dispense with, waive, forego, foreswear, forgo, relinquish

Definition: do without or cease to hold or adhere to

Usage: We are dispensing with formalities; relinquish the old ideas


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