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relinquishing |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Relinquish \Re*lin"quish\ (-kw?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relinquished} (-kw?sht); p. pr & vb n. {Relinquishing}.] [OF. relinquir L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re + linquere to leave See {Loan}, and cf {Relic}, {Relict}.] 1. To withdraw from to leave behind; to desist from to abandon; to quit as to relinquish a pursuit. We ought to relinquish such rites. --Hooker. They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English. --Sir J. Davies. 2. To give up to renounce a claim to resign; as to relinquish a debt. Syn: To resign; leave quit forsake; abandon; desert; renounce; forb?ar; forego. See {Resign}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: relinquishing n 1: a verbal act of relinquishing [syn: {relinquishment}] 2: the act of relinquishing [syn: {relinquishment}]
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