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Relinquish| Verb | 1. | relinquish - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" sacrifice, give - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" | | | 2. | relinquish - relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of anotherabnegate - surrender; "The King abnegated his power to the ministers" yield - cease opposition; stop fighting | | | 3. | relinquish - do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" | | | 4. | relinquish - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"disclaim - renounce a legal claim or title to give up, abandon - give up with the intent of never claiming again; "Abandon your life to God"; "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti"; "We gave the drowning victim up for dead" | | | 5. | relinquish - release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"unclasp - release from a clasp; "She clasped and unclasped her hands" pop - release suddenly; "pop the clutch" toggle - release by a toggle switch; "toggle a bomb from an airplane" unleash - release or vent; "unleash one's anger" let loose, loose, unleash - turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity" unleash - release from a leash; "unleash the dogs in the park" disengage, withdraw - release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" | |
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