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relinquish
What does relinquish mean?
relinquish (verb): to give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use relinquish in a sentence?
- They will never relinquish power willingly. (Tatoeba sentence #8860368 by AlanF_US, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce relinquish?
/ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does relinquish come from?
From Middle English relinquisshen, from the inflected stem relinquiss- of Middle French relinquir.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to relinquish
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “relinquish” mean?
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
Not quite: that's what cancel means.
to give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away
Right! That's what “relinquish” means.
to tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy
Not quite: that's what exhaust means.
act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
Not quite: that's what comply means.
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