relinquish

[ ri-ling-kwish ]
/ rɪˈlɪŋ kwɪʃ /

verb (used with object)

to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
to give up; put aside or desist from: to relinquish a plan.
to let go; release: to relinquish one's hold.

Origin of relinquish

1425–75; late Middle English relinquissen, relinquisshen < Middle French relinquiss-, long stem of relinquir ≪ Latin relinquere to leave behind, equivalent to re- re- + linquere to leave (akin to lend)

SYNONYMS FOR relinquish

2 yield, cede, waive, forego, abdicate, leave, quit, forswear, desert, resign. See abandon1.

OTHER WORDS FROM relinquish

Words nearby relinquish

religiosity, religious, religious house, religious order, religious right, relinquish, reliquary, relique, reliquiae, relish, relive

British Dictionary definitions for relinquisher

relinquish
/ (rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ) /

verb (tr)

to give up (a task, struggle, etc); abandon
to surrender or renounce (a claim, right, etc)
to release; let go

Derived forms of relinquish

relinquisher, noun relinquishment, noun

Word Origin for relinquish

C15: from French relinquir, from Latin relinquere to leave behind, from re- + linquere to leave