relinquish

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ]

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Verb

Plain form relinquish

Third-person singular relinquishes

Past tense relinquished

Past participle relinquished

Present participle relinquishing

1. (transitive) If you relinquish something, you give up or retire from something voluntarily.

   to relinquish a title

   to relinquish property

   to relinquish rights

   to relinquish citizenship or nationality