relinquish
verb [T] /rɪˈlɪŋ.kwɪʃ/ formalDefinition
› to give up something such as a responsibility or claim: He has relinquished his claim to the throne. She relinquished control of the family investments to her son.Stop having or doing something › to unwillingly stop holding or keeping something: She relinquished her hold/grip on the steering wheel.Falling and droppingMoving downwards
(Definition of relinquish verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Having and owning - general words
- Having in your hands
- Keeping and storing things
- Reciprocating
- Removing and getting rid of things
- Taking and choosing
- Taking things away from someone or somewhere
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Synonyms and related words:
- abdicate verb (KING/QUEEN)
- abdicate verb (NOT DO)
- break with sth phrasal verb
- cede verb
- chuck sth in phrasal verb
- forfeit adjective
- forfeit noun
- forfeit verb
- forgo verb
- forsake verb (STOP)
- give yourself up phrasal verb
- grow out of sth phrasal verb (INTEREST)
- kick the habit idiom
- lay off (sth/sb) phrasal verb
- leave go/hold of sth idiom
- leave off (sth/doing sth) phrasal verb
- renounce verb
- renunciation noun
- sacrifice verb (GIVE UP)
- turn your back on sth idiom
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