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noun
The act of relinquishing something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: relinquishing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: termination, ending, conclusion
Narrower terms: cession, ceding, handover, release, waiver, discharge
noun
a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: relinquishing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: renunciation, renouncement
Narrower terms: giving up, yielding, surrender
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *leykw- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *linékwti Proto-Italic *linkwō Latin linquō Latin relinquō Old French relenquir Middle French relinquirbor. Middle English relinquisshen English relinquish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English relinquishment From relinquish + -ment.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
