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Another word for waive

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Verb

  1. To give up a possession, claim, or right

    See also:

    keep

  2. To put off until a later time

    Idioms:
    See also:

    do

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Another word for waive

Verb

Synonym Study

  • Forgo implies the denial to oneself of something, as for reasons of expediency or altruism I must forgo the pleasure of your company this evening
  • Abandon , in this connection, implies a complete and final relinquishment, as because of weariness, discouragement, etc. do not abandon hope
  • Relinquish implies a giving up of something desirable and connotes compulsion or the force of necessity we will not relinquish our advantage
  • Waive suggests a voluntary giving up by refraining from insisting on one's right or claim to something to waive a jury trial
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Sentence Examples

  • We may waive just so much care of ourselves as we honestly bestow elsewhere.

  • Napoleon offered to make Joseph king of Lombardy if he would waive all claim of succession to the French throne, but met with a firm refusal.

  • We may waive his other statement that Papias was "a hearer of John," owing to the possibility of a false inference in this case.

  • The clothing store will only waive their return policy in extreme cases.

  • Sarah hoped that the university would waive her tuition fee since her father now worked there.

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