Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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}.]
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1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to
abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.
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We ought to relinquish such rites. --Hooker.
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They placed Irish tenants upon the lands
relinquished by the English. --Sir J.
Davies.
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2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to
relinquish a debt.
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Syn: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert;
renounce; forb?ar; forego. See {Resign}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relinquishing
n 1: a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position
etc. [syn: {relinquishment}, {relinquishing}]
2: the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
[syn: {relinquishment}, {relinquishing}]
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