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renounce
To disclaim one's association with (a person or country, for example).
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  1. To disclaim one's association with (a person or country, for example).
  2. To give up (a claim, right, belief, etc.), usually by a formal public statement
  3. To formally give up title to; to abandon (renounce title); to decline recognition of (renounce one’s duty to serve). To formally give up title to; to abandon (renounce title); to decline recognition of (renounce one’s duty to serve).
surrender
To yield or resign (oneself) to an emotion, influence, etc.
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  1. To yield or resign (oneself) to an emotion, influence, etc.
  2. To give up or abandon:
  3. (Law) To effectuate a surrender of.
abandon
To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
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  1. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
  2. To repudiate, withdraw from, or otherwise disassociate oneself from a duty or responsibility.
  3. To yield (oneself) completely, as to emotion.
abdicate
To surrender or repudiate (a right, responsibility, etc.)
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  1. To surrender or repudiate (a right, responsibility, etc.)
  2. To give up formally (a high office, throne, authority, etc.)
  3. To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally.
cede
To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
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  1. To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
  2. To yield; grant:
  3. To assign; give up; relinquish; surrender; transfer; yield. To assign; give up; relinquish; surrender; transfer; yield.
demit
(Archaic) To dismiss.
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  1. (Archaic) To dismiss.
  2. To give up an office or position; resign.
  3. To resign
forswear
To swear falsely; commit perjury
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  1. To swear falsely; commit perjury
  2. To decide or declare that one will not or will no longer use or be associated with (something):
  3. To renounce on oath; promise earnestly to give up
hand over
(Idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To relinquish control or possession of something to someone.
quitclaim
To relinquish, release, or transfer a title, claim, or interest to another.
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  1. To relinquish, release, or transfer a title, claim, or interest to another.
  2. To transfer (one's interest in property) without warranty as to the extent of ownership on the part of the seller.
  3. To give up a claim or title to, esp. by a quitclaim deed
render
To surrender or relinquish; yield:
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  1. To surrender or relinquish; yield:
  2. To give in return or by obligation:
  3. To deliver or pronounce formally:
renounce
To give up (a claim, right, belief, etc.), usually by a formal public statement
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  1. To give up (a claim, right, belief, etc.), usually by a formal public statement
  2. To disclaim one's association with (a person or country, for example).
  3. To formally give up title to; to abandon (renounce title); to decline recognition of (renounce one’s duty to serve). To formally give up title to; to abandon (renounce title); to decline recognition of (renounce one’s duty to serve).
resign
To submit (oneself) passively; accept as inevitable:
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  1. To submit (oneself) passively; accept as inevitable:
  2. To sign again; to provide one's signature again.
  3. To give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification.
surrender
To yield or resign (oneself) to an emotion, influence, etc.
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  1. To yield or resign (oneself) to an emotion, influence, etc.
  2. To give up or abandon:
  3. (Law) To effectuate a surrender of.
waive
To refrain from engaging in, sometimes temporarily; cancel or postpone:
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  1. To refrain from engaging in, sometimes temporarily; cancel or postpone:
  2. (Law) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.
  3. To refrain from insisting on or enforcing (a rule, penalty, or requirement, for example); dispense with:
yield
To produce or bear
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  1. To produce or bear
  2. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender:
  3. To give up, as in defeat; surrender or submit.
abandon
To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
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  1. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
  2. To intentionally give up for all time an assertion or a claim of an interest in property or in a right or privilege.
  3. To give up (something) completely or forever
break off
To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
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  1. To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
  2. To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping
desist
To cease doing something.
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  1. To cease doing something.
  2. (Intransitive) To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.
  3. To cease (from an action); stop; abstain
discontinue
To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
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  1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon:
  2. To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
  3. To stop using, doing, etc.; cease; give up
leave off
(Intransitive)
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  1. (Intransitive)
  2. (Idiomatic) to omit
  3. (Informal) To desist; to cease.
quit
To cease or discontinue:
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  1. To cease or discontinue:
  2. To give up or stop trying, as in discouragement
  3. To stop, discontinue, or resign from
remit
To put back, as into a state or position
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  1. To put back, as into a state or position
  2. (Obs.) To give up; surrender
  3. To let slacken; decrease
stop
To be able to go no further; come to an end
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  1. To be able to go no further; come to an end
  2. To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off:
  3. To prevent the flow or passage of:
swear off
(Idiomatic) To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as of a bad habit.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as of a bad habit.
abandon
To repudiate, withdraw from, or otherwise disassociate oneself from a duty or responsibility.
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  1. To repudiate, withdraw from, or otherwise disassociate oneself from a duty or responsibility.
  2. To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat:
  3. To yield (oneself) completely, as to emotion.
cede
To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
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  1. To surrender possession of, especially by treaty.
  2. To yield; grant:
  3. To assign; give up; relinquish; surrender; transfer; yield. To assign; give up; relinquish; surrender; transfer; yield.
forgo
To let pass, to leave alone
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  1. To let pass, to leave alone
  2. To do without, to abandon
  3. To do without; abstain from; give up
surrender
To yield or resign (oneself) to an emotion, influence, etc.
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  1. To yield or resign (oneself) to an emotion, influence, etc.
  2. To give up or abandon:
  3. (Law) To effectuate a surrender of.
yield
To produce or bear
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  1. To produce or bear
  2. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender:
  3. To give up, as in defeat; surrender or submit.
Find another word for relinquish. In this page you can discover 43 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for relinquish, like: renounce, surrender, give up, abandon, waive, abandon, abdicate, cede, demit, forswear and hand over.

Sentence Examples

  • The son was reluctant to relinquish involvement in the company.

  • He was entitled in return to call upon them to relinquish the protection which they enjoyed.

  • He knew that Russia would never voluntarily relinquish the grand duchy, while Sweden could not hope to retain it permanently, even if she reconquered it.

  • Chile disclaimed any aggressive intentions; but in December the Bolivian congress declined to relinquish their claim to a port, and refused to conclude a definite treaty of peace.

  • Subsequently, Knowles embarked what is rumored to be a very aggressive campaign to get Jean to relinquish her rights to the song.

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