relinquish : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: relinquish	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for relinquish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relinquish v part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" Synonym(s): release, relinquish, resign, free, give up do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" Synonym(s): waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" Synonym(s): foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" Synonym(s): let go of, let go, release, relinquish Antonym(s): hold, take hold
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relinquish \Relin"quish\ (-kw?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relinquished} (-kw?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relinquishing}.] [OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re + linquere to leave. See {Loan}, and cf. {Relic}, {Relict}.] 1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish* a pursuit. We ought to relinquish such rites. --Hooker. They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English. --Sir J. Davies. 2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt. Syn: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; renounce; forb[?]ar; forego. See {Resign}.