relinquish

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Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ]

Verb

relinquish (relinquishes, present participle relinquishing; past and past participle relinquished)

1. (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something. To trade away.

   to relinquish a title

   to relinquish property

   to relinquish rights

   to relinquish citizenship or nationality

2. (transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
3. (transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
   • 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France

     But it was the most fleeting of false dawns. Dmitri Yachvilli slotted a penalty from distance after Flood failed to release his man on the deck, and France took a grip they would never relinquish.

4. (transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc.

   The delegations saved the negotiations by relinquishing their incompatible claims to sole jurisdiction

Related terms

• derelict
• relic
• relict
• reliquiae

Translations

• French: abandonner, renoncer
• German: verlassen, aufgeben, überlassen
• Italian: abbandonare, rinunciare
• Portuguese: renunciar a, abandonar, desistir de
• Russian: оставлять
• Spanish: abandonar, renunciar

Translations

• French: lâcher, relâcher
• German: abtreten, Verzicht leisten, verzichten
• Italian: rilasciare, lasciare andare, liberare
• Portuguese: soltar
• Russian: отпускать
• Spanish: soltar

Translations

• German: aufgeben
• Italian: consegnarsi, consegnare, cedere
• Portuguese: abandonar
• Russian: сдавать

Translations

• German: aufgeben, abtreten
• Italian: desistere, ritirarsi, ritirare
• Portuguese: desistir de
• Spanish: desistir

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