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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to
        abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We ought to relinquish such rites.    --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They placed Irish tenants upon the lands
              relinquished by the English.          --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to
        relinquish a debt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert;
          renounce; forb?ar; forego. See Resign.
          [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  relinquish
       v 1: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my
            bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim
            to the throne" [syn: release, resign, free, give
            up]
       2: relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of
          another [syn: surrender]
       3: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing
          with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: waive,
           forgo, foreswear, dispense with]
       4: turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
          [syn: foreswear, renounce, quit]
       5: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle,
          please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't
          fall" [syn: let go of, let go, release] [ant: hold]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  relinquish
     Αγγλικά vb.
     εγκαταλείπω κάτι, αποσύρομαι από κάτι, παραδίδω κάτι που μου ανήκε σε
  άλλον

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

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

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  relinquish
     Englanti vb.
     luopua jstk, jättää jk

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  relinquish
     Engelska vb.
     avstå från

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  relinquish /ɹɪlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/
  1. afstaan, afstand doen van
  2. afsien van

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Relinquish /ɹɪlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/
  إترك

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  relinquish //ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ// 
  1. изоставям, напускам
  to give up, abandon
  2. изпускам
  to let go, physically release
  3. отказвам се, отстъпвам
  to surrender, yield control or possession

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  relinquish /ɹɪlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/ 
  upustit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  relinquish /ɹɪlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/ 
  zanechat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  relinquish /ɹɪlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/ 
  opustit

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  relinquish //ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ// 
  luopua, luovuttaa 2.
  to give up, abandon
   3.
  to let go, physically release

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  relinquish /riliŋkwiʃ/
  abandonner, abdiquer, céder, reculer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  relinquish /ɹɪlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/ 
  1. छोड़~देना
        "You should relinquish a bad habit.    "
        "She relinquished possession of the house to her sister."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  relinquish /ɹɪlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/
  napustiti, odreći se, ostaviti, prepustiti, ustupiti

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  relinquish /ɹɪlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/
  cedere

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  relinquish /riliŋkwiʃ/
  1. afstaan, het veld ruimen, toegeven, wijken, zwichten
  2. afzien van
  3. afstappen van

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  relinquish //ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ// 
  1. gi opp
  to give up, abandon
  2. å gi opp
  to surrender, yield control or possession

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  relinquish /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ 
    rezygnować (sth - z czegoś)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  relinquish /riliŋkwiʃ/
  abdicar, alhear, ceder, submeter-se, transigir

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  relinquish /riliŋkwiʃ/
  1. abandonar, ceder
  2. desistir de, renunciar a

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  relinquish /ɹɪlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/
  1. bırakmak, terketmek, -(den.) vazgeçmek, -(den.) elini çekmek
  2. feragat etmek, davasından vazgeçmek. relinquishment  terk, feragat.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹiˈɫɪŋkwɪʃ/, /ɹɪˈɫɪŋkwɪʃ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  101 Moby Thesaurus words for "relinquish":
     abandon, abdicate, abjure, abnegate, abort, acknowledge defeat,
     be pensioned, be superannuated, beg a truce, belay, cancel,
     capitulate, cast, cease, cede, come off, come to terms, cry pax,
     cry quits, cut it out, cut out, demit, desert, desist, desist from,
     discard, discontinue, disgorge, dispense with, dispose of, disuse,
     do without, drop, drop it, dump, end, forbear, forgo, forsake,
     forswear, free, get along without, get rid of, give away,
     give over, give up, halt, hand over, have done with, hold,
     implore mercy, kiss good-bye, knock it off, lay aside, lay down,
     lay off, leave, leave off, let go, loose, make a sacrifice,
     nol-pros, not pursue with, part with, pension off,
     pray for quarter, put behind one, quit, quitclaim, recant, refrain,
     release, render up, renounce, renounce the throne, resign, retire,
     retire from office, retract, sacrifice, say uncle, scrub, shed,
     spare, stand aside, stand down, stay, step aside, stop,
     superannuate, surrender, swear off, terminate, throw up, turn up,
     unloose, vacate, waive, withdraw from, yield, yield the palm
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 放弃,放手,让渡;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 放弃,撤回,停止,放手,让与

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