1.  relinquish(v = verb.possession) free, give up, release, resign - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
is one way to give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over
Derived forms noun relinquishing₂, noun relinquishment₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody

2.  relinquish(v = verb.social) dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, waive - do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

3.  relinquish(v = verb.possession) foreswear, quit, renounce - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
is one way to abandon, give up
Derived forms noun relinquishing₁, noun relinquishment₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody

4.  relinquish(v = verb.contact) let go, let go of, release - release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
Derived form noun relinquishment₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody

1.  To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit. [1913 Webster]
"We ought to relinquish such rites." [1913 Webster]
"They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English." [1913 Webster]

2.  To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt. [1913 Webster]

relinquish, v.tr.
1 surrender or resign (a right or possession).
2 give up or cease from (a habit, plan, belief, etc.).
3 relax hold of (an object held).

Derivative:
relinquishment n.

Etymology:
ME f. OF relinquir f. L relinquere (as RE-, linquere leave)

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