relinquishing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: relinquishing	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
relinquishing n a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. Synonym(s): relinquishment, relinquishing the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. Synonym(s): relinquishment, relinquishing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Relinquish \Re*lin"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}.