Relinquish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

part with a possession or right

do without or cease to hold or adhere to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/.

Examples

I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
resign a claim to the throne
We are dispensing with formalities

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

resign foreswear let go waive forgo forego release dispense with let go of quit give up renounce free

Antonyms

hold

Parts of Speech

verb	part with a possession or right “I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest”
verb	do without or cease to hold or adhere to “We are dispensing with formalities”
verb	turn away from; give up “I am foreswearing women forever”
verb	release, as from one's grip “Let go of the door handle, please!”

Word Forms

release	noun	a formal written statement of relinquishment
relinquishment	noun	a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
relinquishing	noun	the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
waiver	noun	a formal written statement of relinquishment
renunciant	adjective	used especially of behavior
renunciation	noun	an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verzichten

Teil mit einem Besitz oder Recht

🇫🇷French

renoncer

se séparer d'une possession ou d'un droit

🇪🇸Spanish

renunciar

parte con una posesión o derecho

🇮🇹Italian

rinunciare

parte con un possesso o un diritto

🇳🇱Dutch

opgeven

deel met een bezit of recht

🇵🇹Portuguese

abandonar

parte com uma posse ou direito

🇷🇺Russian

отказаться

расстаться с имуществом или правом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

त्यागना

किसी कब्जे या अधिकार से अलग होना

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিত্যাগ করা

একটি দখল বা অধিকার সঙ্গে অংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

கைவிடு

உடைமை அல்லது உரிமையுடன் கூடிய பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

త్యజించు

స్వాధీనం లేదా హక్కుతో భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

त्याग करणे

ताब्यात किंवा अधिकार असलेला भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

ત્યાગ

કબજો અથવા અધિકાર સાથેનો ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಡು

ಸ್ವಾಧೀನ ಅಥವಾ ಹಕ್ಕಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക

ഒരു ഉടമസ്ഥതയോ അവകാശമോ ഉള്ള ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿਆਗ

ਕਿਸੇ ਕਬਜ਼ੇ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਹਿੱਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترک کرنا

ملکیت یا حق کے ساتھ حصہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

放弃

部分占有或权利

🇯🇵Japanese

放棄する

所有物または権利の一部

🇰🇷Korean

포기하다

소유물이나 권리가 있는 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

từ bỏ

một phần với quyền sở hữu hoặc quyền

🇹🇭Thai

สละ

ส่วนหนึ่งกับการครอบครองหรือสิทธิ

🇮🇩Indonesian

melepaskan

bagian dengan kepemilikan atau hak

🇵🇭Filipino

bumitaw

bahagi na may pag-aari o karapatan

🇲🇾Malay

melepaskan

bahagian dengan pemilikan atau hak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التخلي

جزء مع حيازة أو حق

🇮🇷Persian

رها کردن

بخشی با مالکیت یا حق

🇹🇷Turkish

vazgeçmek

bir mülkiyete veya hakka sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִנְטוֹשׁ

להיפרד מחזקה או זכות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'relinquish'?

The primary meaning of 'relinquish' is 'part with a possession or right'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'relinquish' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'relinquish' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'relinquish' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'relinquish' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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