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Relinquish   /rɪlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/  /rilˈɪŋkwɪʃ/   Listen
verb
Relinquish  v. t.  (past & past part. relinquished; pres. part. relinquishing)  
1.
To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit. "We ought to relinquish such rites." "They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English."
2.
To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt.
Synonyms: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; renounce; forego. See Resign.





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... brother. And our father, who hated us, as you know, left the larger part of his fortune in the care of a fanatical body-servant of his, who held it as in trust for Simon's son whenever he should find him. He refused to relinquish this trust until he had proof of the death of the youth. Now he must be made to speak, for the only heir of the Fongereues fortune is myself, and I shall appeal to ...
— The Son of Monte Cristo • Jules Lermina
... seven centuries were filled with a rapid succession of triumphs; but it was reserved for Augustus to relinquish the ambitious design of subduing the whole earth, and to introduce a spirit of moderation into the public councils."[20] The Augustan Age shows Rome at her best, and a study of the educational system at that time will be most fruitful for ...
— History of Education • Levi Seeley
... Ragnar, followed by several of his men, and started back in amazement as he beheld Alfred and Oswy with their burden. Alfred drew his sword to dispute the passage, but was overpowered in a moment. Ragnar himself attacked Oswy, who was forced to relinquish ...
— Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune • A. D. Crake
... report. He wrote from Quebec, July 16, 1781, "Several complaints having been made upon the subject of selling negroes brought into this Province (Quebec) by scouting parties—who allege a Right to Freedom and others belonging to Loyalists who are obliged to relinquish their properties or reclaim them by paying the money for which they were sold, I must desire that you upon the most minute enquiry give in to Brigadier General Maclean a Return of all Negroes who have been brought into the Province ...
— The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 • Various
... insurgents, having been victorious in three out of four combats, and having brought the Turkish forces into the most desperate demoralization (as I was able to learn by the Turkish deserters who came daily into Ragusa), were not in the least disposed to relinquish the hold on the position they had won. In the rude shelter obtainable within the Austrian territory there were thousands of women, children, and wounded men, supported by the charity of Europe, now largely excited, leaving the active insurgents ...
— The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II • William James Stillman


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