relinquish

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
2. (transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
3. (transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
4. (transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc.

Sinonieme

give up

abandon

renounce

quit

resign

forsake

waive

release

surrender

leave

cede

yield

desert

🏜️

forgo

foreswear

abnegate

give way

disclaim

let go

forego

abdicate

discard

give

dispense with

submit

free

🆓

give in

part with

cast off

drop out

devote

concede

reject

grant

desist

let go of

revoke

sacrifice

sell

send away

serve up

sign away

step down

succumb

tergiversate

unclench

undo

unleash

unmake

withdrawal

Vertalings

abandonner

aufgeben

renunciar

abandonar

toegeven

afstaan

bırakmak

renoncer

abtreten

opgeven

dejar

überlassen

zwichten

het veld ruimen

loslaten

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: relinquisshen

Verwante met Sanskrit: रिणक्ति

In summary

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”).