relinquish

Verb

Meaning

To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.

To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt.

Source: Webster's dictionary

quit renounce free release leave resign waive forgo forsake forego desert abandon give up let go dispense with

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have control take allow keep continue

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hand give reach pass abandon give up

give pop sacrifice withdraw loose discharge

relic reliquary derelict delinquency delinquent relict

We are dispensing with formalities Source: Internet

relinquish the old ideas Source: Internet

I am foreswearing women forever Source: Internet

I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest Source: Internet

resign a claim to the throne Source: Internet

Let go of the door handle, please! Source: Internet