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Meaning of relinquish

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  relinquish
      v 1: part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my
           bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to
           the throne" [syn: {release}, {relinquish}, {resign},
           {free}, {give up}]
      2: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing
         with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: {waive},
         {relinquish}, {forgo}, {forego}, {foreswear}, {dispense
         with}]
      3: turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
         [syn: {foreswear}, {renounce}, {quit}, {relinquish}]
      4: release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle,
         please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
         [syn: {let go of}, {let go}, {release}, {relinquish}] [ant:
         {hold}, {take hold}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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