relinquish
IPA: rɪɫˈɪŋkwɪʃ
verb
- (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something. To trade away.
- (transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
- (transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
- (transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
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Examples of "relinquish" in Sentences
- Lance Armstrong relinquishes position.
- He didn't want to relinquish the power.
- The Union refused to relinquish the fort.
- Abbas did not relinquish right of return.
- Bransgrove relinquished chief executive role.
- He relinquished the position to Delirious in 2007.
- The stores relinquished the animals in November 2000.
- Islamic nations relinquish demand for defamation laws.
- Was disappointed to relinquish the Philippines to the Japanese.
- He was forced to relinquish the county of Rheims to the archbishop.
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