Synonyms for relinquish
rɪˈlɪŋ kwɪʃre·lin·quish

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1. relinquish

   Abandon is a word of wide signification, applying to persons or things of any kind; abdicate and resign apply to office, authority, or power; cede to territorial possessions; surrender especially to military force, and more generally to any demand, claim, passion, etc. Quit carries an idea of suddenness or abruptness not necessarily implied in abandon, and may not have the same suggestion of finality. The king abdicates his throne, cedes his territory, deserts his followers, renounces his religion, relinquishes his titles, abandons his designs. A cowardly officer deserts his ship; the helpless passengers abandon it. We quit business, give up property, resign office, abandon a habit or a trust. Relinquish commonly implies reluctance; the fainting hand relinquishes its grasp; the creditor relinquishes his claim. Abandon implies previous association with responsibility for or control of; forsake implies previous association with inclination or attachment, real or assumed; a man may abandon or forsake house or friends; he abandons an enterprise; forsakes God. Abandon is applied to both good and evil action; a thief abandons his designs, a man his principles. Forsake, like abandon, may be used either in the favorable or unfavorable sense; desert is always unfavorable, involving a breach of duty, except when used of mere localities; as, "the Deserted Village." While a monarch abdicates, a president or other elected or appointed officer resigns. It was held that James II. abdicated his throne by deserting it.

   Synonyms:
   abandon, abdicate, abjure, cast off, cease, cede, depart from, desert, discontinue, forego, forsake, forswear, give up, leave, quit, recant, renounce, repudiate, resign, retire from, retract, surrender, vacate, withdraw from

   Antonyms:
   adopt, advocate, assert, cherish, claim, court, defend, favor, haunt, hold, keep, maintain, occupy, prosecute, protect, pursue, retain, seek, support, undertake, uphold, vindicate

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1. relinquish

   Synonyms:
   resign, leave, quit, forsake, abandon, desert, renounce, give up, lay aside, cede, forego, repudiate, surrender, discontinue

   Antonyms:
   frieze, retain, assume, enforce, vindicate, assert, maintain, prosecute, defend, continue

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1. release, relinquish, resign, free, give upverb

   part with a possession or right

   "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

   Synonyms:
   unloosen, unfreeze, allow, unloose, abandon, drop by the wayside, expel, vacate, cede, free, release, resign, forgo, stop, drop out, unblock, rid, kick, exhaust, liberate, publish, surrender, disembarrass, fall by the wayside, lay off, waive, put out, reconcile, let go of, dispense with, exempt, give up, throw overboard, forfeit, justify, absolve, leave office, spare, relieve, secrete, throw in the towel, deliver, cease, let go, renounce, dislodge, bring out, discontinue, discharge, issue, step down, chuck up the sponge, submit, disengage, turn, eject, part with, throw in, forego, quit, foreswear, loose

2. waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense withverb

   do without or cease to hold or adhere to

   "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

   Synonyms:
   quit, foreswear, predate, antedate, spare, dispense with, part with, release, throw overboard, renounce, forego, give up, waive, let go, let go of, resign, forgo, forfeit, antecede, precede, free

3. foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquishverb

   turn away from; give up

   "I am foreswearing women forever"

   Synonyms:
   drop by the wayside, discontinue, foreswear, throw in, disown, chuck up the sponge, leave office, fall by the wayside, cease, vacate, let go of, lay off, dispense with, drop out, step down, take leave, renounce, forego, give up, waive, let go, release, resign, forgo, depart, free, stop, throw in the towel, abdicate, quit, repudiate

4. let go of, let go, release, relinquishverb

   release, as from one's grip

   "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"

   Synonyms:
   turn, exhaust, quit, unloose, foreswear, unloosen, unblock, unfreeze, liberate, forego, dispense with, expel, free, discharge, release, secrete, waive, renounce, put out, give up, loose, let go, let go of, resign, forgo, publish, bring out, issue, eject

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1. relinquishverb

   Synonyms:
   leave, quit, forsake, desert, renounce, forswear, abandon, cast off, give over, withdraw from

2. relinquishverb

   Synonyms:
   surrender, cede, yield, resign, abdicate, forego, deliver up, give up, part with, lay down, lay aside

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1. relinquishverb

   Synonyms:
   surrender, waive, forego, renounce, cede, abandon, desert

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1. List of paraphrases for "relinquish":

   renounce, abandon, waive, forego, forgo, abdicate, surrender, cede

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How to use relinquish in a sentence?

1. Nicole Kidman, in The Scotsman:

   When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.

2. Bryant McGill, Stanford Lectures on Poetry, 1990:

   In order to deserve, we must pay our dues and steadily work for perfection. We must relish in struggle, and relinquish pride. We must dispel fear and seek enlightenment. We must shun division and honor love. We must know our hearts and seek to understand others. We must try, live, create, feel, grow and love.

3. European Union:

   Inflation will relinquish its grip on purchasing power only gradually over the coming quarters.

4. Jean Cocteau:

   If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes the height of comfort. He must relinquish it.

5. Jason Vaillancourt:

   Workers will be loath to relinquish the bargaining power they perceive to have gained over the past year.