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- DictionaryRe·lin·quish/rəˈliNGkwiSH/
verb
- 1. voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up: "he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive"
The meaning of RELINQUISH is to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind. How to use relinquish in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Relinquish.
RELINQUISH definition: 1. to give up something such as a responsibility or claim: 2. to unwillingly stop holding or…. Learn more.
Some common synonyms of relinquish are abandon, resign, surrender, waive, and yield. While all these words mean "to give up completely," relinquish usually does not imply strong feeling but may suggest some regret, reluctance, or weakness.
Relinquish definition: to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.). See examples of RELINQUISH used in a sentence.
RELINQUISH meaning: 1. to give up something such as a responsibility or claim: 2. to unwillingly stop holding or…. Learn more.
If you relinquish something, you let it go. You relinquish control of the army when you resign as general. You relinquish your plan to sneak into town when your parents find out what's going on.
to stop having something, especially when this happens unwillingly synonym give something up. relinquish something He was forced to relinquish control of the company. They had relinquished all hope that she was alive. I relinquished her hand (= stopped holding it) and stood up.
