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Definition of relinquish verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

relinquish

 verb
verb
NAmE//rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ//
 
(formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they relinquish
 
he / she / it relinquishes
 
past simple relinquished
 
-ing form relinquishing
 
 
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to stop having something, especially when this happens unwillingly synonym give somethingup relinquish something He was forced to relinquish control of the company. They had relinquished all hope that she was alive. I relinquished her hand (= stopped holding it) and stood up. relinquish something to somebody She relinquished possession of the house to her sister.
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