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relinquish
verb
Release, as from one's grip
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Pronunciation
ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ
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verb
Release, as from one's grip
“Let go of the door handle, please!”
verb
Turn away from; give up
“I am foreswearing women forever”
verb
Part with a possession or right
“I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest”
verb
Do without or cease to hold or adhere to
“We are dispensing with formalities”
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Let go of the door handle, please!
Relinquish your grip on the rope — you won't fall
I am foreswearing women forever
I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
Resign a claim to the throne
We are dispensing with formalities
Relinquish the old ideas
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