relinquish

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

abandonner

renoncer

céder

quitter

dégager

🆓

abdiquer

reculer

libérer

se retirer de

sortir

débander

renoncer à

se désister

renoncer à la protection

cesser

délaisser

démettre

donner

faire un abandonnement

lâcher

lever

Synonymes

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

Traductions

aufgeben

renunciar

abandonar

toegeven

afstaan

abtreten

opgeven

bırakmak

het veld ruimen

überlassen

dejar

loslaten

zwichten

abbandonare

cedere

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: relinquisshen

Appartenant à 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”).