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relinquish en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti Proto-Italic *linkʷō Latin linquō Latin relinquō Old French relenquir Middle French relinquirbor. Middle English relinquisshen English relinquish From Middle English relinquisshen, from the inflected stem relinquiss- of Middle French relinquir, from Latin relinquere, itself from re- + linquere (“to leave”). Compare also Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇakti, “to leave”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
   • to relinquish a title
   • relinquish power
   • to relinquish rights
   • to relinquish citizenship or nationality
   • to relinquish property
   • With this issue Mr. W. A. Willox regretfully relinquishes the editorship of THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE 1942 February, Railway Magazine, page 62:
2. (transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
3. (transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
   • But it was the most fleeting of false dawns. Dmitri Yachvilli slotted a penalty from distance after Flood failed to release his man on the deck, and France took a grip they would never relinquish. 2011, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France”, in BBC Sport:
4. (transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
   • The delegations saved the negotiations by relinquishing their incompatible claims to sole jurisdiction.

Forms

Deriveds

unrelinquished · relinquisher · derelinquish · unrelinquishing · relinquishment · relinquishable

Relateds

reliquiae · delinquency · relic · relict · reliquary · delict · delinquent · derelict

Translations (123)

bg напускам (to give up, abandon) · no gi opp (to give up, abandon) · ca relinquir (to give up, abandon) · tr feragat etmek (to give up, abandon) · kk тастау (to give up, abandon) · bg предавам се (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) · tr terk etmek (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) · tr vazgeçmek (to give up, abandon) · ko 포기하다 (to give up, abandon) · it rinunciare a (to give up, abandon) · sh ustupiti (to surrender, yield control or possession) · bg отказвам се (to surrender, yield control or possession) · bg изпускам (to let go, physically release) · tr vazgeçmek (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) · hu lemond (to give up, abandon) · pl porzucać (to let go, physically release) · fr abandonner (to give up, abandon) · ota براقمق (to give up, abandon) · fi luopua (to let go, physically release) · nl vrijlaten (to let go, physically release) · nl opgeven (to surrender, yield control or possession) · tr bırakmak (to give up, abandon) · kk бас тарту (to give up, abandon) · pl porzucać (to give up, abandon) · hu elenged (to let go, physically release) · sh prepustiti (to give up, abandon) · sk odstúpiť (to surrender, yield control or possession) · es derrelinquir (to give up, abandon) · tr elini çekmek (to give up, abandon) · ja 放棄する (to give up, abandon) · ro lepăda (to give up, abandon) · nl opgeven (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) · it liberare (to let go, physically release) · de abtreten (to let go, physically release) · it lasciare (to give up, abandon) · fr renoncer à (to give up, abandon) · ru отказываться (to give up, abandon) · fi luovuttaa (to let go, physically release) · ca renunciar a (to give up, abandon) · it relinquere (to give up, abandon) · fr relâcher (to let go, physically release) · sa रिणक्ति (to give up, abandon) · pt desistir de (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) · pt abandonar (to give up, abandon) · nl verzaken (ann) (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) · it ritirarsi (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) · de abtreten (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) · hu felad (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) · es desistir de (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) · sh prepustiti (to surrender, yield control or possession) · de verlassen (to give up, abandon) · pt ceder (to give up, abandon) · sh odstupiti (to give up, abandon) · pl poddawać (to surrender, yield control or possession) · tr el çekmek (to give up, abandon) · ru уступить (to surrender, yield control or possession) · th สละ (to give up, abandon) · hu kienged (to let go, physically release) · es derelinquir (to give up, abandon) · pt deixar (to give up, abandon) · ca derelinquir (to give up, abandon) · it rilasciare (to let go, physically release) · it abbandonare (to give up, abandon) · nl verzaken (to give up, abandon) · nl loslaten (to give up, abandon) · fr lâcher (to let go, physically release) · ca deixar (to give up, abandon) · ca cedir (to give up, abandon) · hu kiejt (to let go, physically release) · nl loslaten (to let go, physically release) · tr terk etmek (to surrender, yield control or possession) · ca abandonar (to give up, abandon) · ru отпускать (to let go, physically release) · pt desistir de (to give up, abandon) · fi luovuttaa (to give up, abandon) · hu elereszt (to let go, physically release) · pt soltar (to let go, physically release) · tr bırakmak (to let go, physically release) · ca rendir-se (to give up, abandon) · de aufgeben (to surrender, yield control or possession) · it consegnarsi (to surrender, yield control or possession) · nl loslaten (to surrender, yield control or possession) · no å gi opp (to surrender, yield control or possession) · hu felad (to give up, abandon) · it desistere (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) · es dimitir de (to give up, abandon) · fr céder (to give up, abandon) · ga tabhair suas (to give up, abandon) · de aufgeben (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) · kk өткізіп беру (to surrender, yield control or possession) · de Verzicht leisten (to let go, physically release) · it cedere (to surrender, yield control or possession) · nl opgeven (to give up, abandon) · fr délaisser (to give up, abandon) · mi tuku (to give up, abandon) · es soltar (to let go, physically release) · fr relinquir (to give up, abandon) · ota براقمق (to let go, physically release) · de verzichten (to let go, physically release) · la relinquō (to give up, abandon) · eo abandoni (to give up, abandon) · de überlassen (to give up, abandon) · it lasciare andare (to let go, physically release) · pt renunciar a (to give up, abandon) · de aufgeben (to give up, abandon) · nl afstand doen van (to give up, abandon) · it consegnare (to surrender, yield control or possession) · ru оставлять (to give up, abandon) · bg изоставям (to give up, abandon) · bg отстъпвам (to surrender, yield control or possession) · it cedere (to give up, abandon) · pt relinquir (to give up, abandon) · ru сдавать (to surrender, yield control or possession) · hu átenged (to surrender, yield control or possession) · nl loslaten (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) · sh odstupiti (to surrender, yield control or possession) · it ritirare (to accept to give up, withdraw etc.) · pt abandonar (to surrender, yield control or possession) · ota صالمق (to let go, physically release) · fi luopua (to give up, abandon) · tr vazgeçmek (to surrender, yield control or possession) · pl zwalniać (to let go, physically release) · sk odstúpiť (to give up, abandon)