relinquish
pronunciation
How to pronounce relinquish in British English:
UK [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ]
How to pronounce relinquish in American English:
US [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ]
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- Verb:
- part with a possession or right
- relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another
- do without or cease to hold or adhere to
- turn away from; give up
- release, as from one's grip
Word Origin
- relinquish
- relinquish: see relic
- relinquish (v.)
- mid-15c., "desert, abandon;" late 15c., "give up, desist," from Old French relinquiss-, present participle stem of relinquir (12c.), from Latin relinquere "leave behind, forsake, abandon, give up," from re- "back" (see re-) + linquere "to leave," from PIE *linkw-, from root *leikw- "to leave behind" (cognates: Sanskrit reknas "inheritance, wealth," rinakti "leaves;" Greek leipein "to leave;" Gothic leihvan, Old English lænan "to lend;" Old High German lihan "to borrow;" Old Norse lan "loan"). Related: Relinquished; relinquishing.
Example
- 1. Relinquish control of your technology infrastructure-you don 't need it anymore .
- 2. Tribes were therefore most likely compelled by violence to relinquish their autonomy .
- 3. Simply allow yourself to relinquish responsibilities for an hour and reconnect with yourself .
- 4. Litigation should the companies be forced to relinquish shares would increase the turmoil .
- 5. Do you view mothers who relinquish custody differently than fathers who do the same ?