| VERB | possession | relinquish, release, resign, free, give up | part with a possession or right |
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| social | relinquish, waive, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with | do without or cease to hold or adhere to | |
| possession | relinquish, foreswear, renounce, quit | turn away from | |
| contact | relinquish, let go of, let go, release | release, as from one's grip |
| Sounds | rihlih'ngkwihsh; riylih'ngkwihsh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh... | |
| Meaning | Part with a possession or right. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Example | "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest" | |
| Synonyms | release, resign, free, give up | |
| Narrower | derequisition | Release from government control |
| sacrifice, give | endure the loss of | |
| Broader | pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give | place into the hands or custody of |
| Spanish | liberar, renunciar | |
| Catalan | alliberar, deslliurar, renunciar | |
| Nouns | relinquishing | the act of giving up and abandoning / abandoning a struggle / struggle / struggle or task etc. |
| relinquishment | a verbal / verbal act of renouncing / renouncing a claim or right or position etc. | |
| Meaning | Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "relinquish the old ideas" | |
| Synonyms | waive, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with | |
| Narrower | kick, give up | stop consuming |
| Spanish | dejar, renunciar, renunicar, sacrificar | |
| Catalan | deixar, renunciar, sacrificar | |
| Meaning | turn away from; give up. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | foreswear, renounce, quit | |
| Narrower | disclaim | renounce a legal claim or title to |
| Broader | abandon, give up | Give up with the intent of never / never claiming again |
| Spanish | despedirse, relinquir, renunciar | |
| Nouns | relinquishing | a verbal / verbal act of renouncing / renouncing a claim or right or position etc. |
| relinquishment | the act of giving up and abandoning / abandoning a struggle / struggle / struggle or task etc. | |
| Meaning | Release, as from one's grip. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall" | |
| Synonyms | let go of, let go, release | |
| Narrower | bring out, let out | bring out of a specific state |
| discharge, muster out | Release from military service | |
| disengage, withdraw | Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles | |
| pop | Release suddenly | |
| toggle | Release by a toggle switch | |
| unclasp | Release from a clasp | |
| unhand | Remove the hand from | |
| unleash | Release or vent | |
| unleash | Release from a leash | |
| unleash, let loose, loose | Turn loose or free from restraint | |
| Opposite | hold, take hold | Have or hold in one's hands or grip |
| Spanish | dejar ir, liberar, renunciar, soltar | |
| Catalan | deixar anar, renunciar | |
| Nouns | relinquishment | the act of giving up and abandoning / abandoning a struggle / struggle / struggle or task etc. |
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