Pronunciation
- IPA: [ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ]
relinquish (relinquishes, present participle relinquishing; past and past participle relinquished)
- (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
- (transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
- (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.
- 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France
- (transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
- The delegations saved the negotiations by relinquishing their incompatible claims to sole jurisdiction
- French: abandonner, renoncer
- German: verlassen, aufgeben, überlassen
- Italian: abbandonare, rinunciare
- Portuguese: renunciar a, abandonar, desistir de
- Russian: оставлять
- Spanish: abandonar, renunciar
- French: lâcher, relâcher
- German: abtreten, Verzicht leisten, verzichten
- Italian: rilasciare, lasciare andare, liberare
- Portuguese: soltar
- Russian: отпускать
- Spanish: soltar
- German: aufgeben
- Italian: consegnarsi, consegnare, cedere
- Portuguese: abandonar
- Russian: сдавать
- German: aufgeben, abtreten
- Italian: desistere, ritirarsi, ritirare
- Portuguese: desistir de
- Spanish: desistir
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