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re‧lin‧quish /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ verb [transitive]
ترک دعوی کردن، اعراض از حق کردن، ول کردن، ترک کردن، چشم پوشیدن، حقوقی: ترک کردن
رها کردن، ول کردن، ترک کردن، صرف نظر کردن از
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Synonyms & Related Wordsrelinquish[verb]Synonyms: give up, abandon, abdicate, cede, drop, forsake, leave, let go, renounce, surrender
Antonyms: keep
Related Words: lay aside,
quit,
throw up,
abdicate,
renounce,
desert,
forsake,
abnegate,
forbear,
forgo,
sacrifice,
cast,
discard,
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English Dictionaryre‧lin‧quish /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: relinquir, from Latin relinquere 'to leave behind', from linquere 'to leave']
formal to let someone else have your position, power, or rights, especially unwillingly
Synonym : give up:
No one wants to relinquish power once they have it.relinquish something to somebody Stultz relinquished control to his subordinate. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsrelinquish verb ADV. voluntarily They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence. VERB + RELINQUISH be forced to He was forced to relinquish control of the company.
refuse to | be willing to | be reluctant to | persuade sb to PREP. to She has relinquished the post to her cousin, Sir Edward. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲