relinquish

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English relinquisshen, from the inflected stem relinquiss- of Middle French relinquir, from Latin relinquere, itself from re- + linquere (“to leave”). Compare also Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇakti, “to leave”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ === Verb === relinquish (third-person singular simple present relinquishes, present participle relinquishing, simple past and past participle relinquished) (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away. (transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release. (transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession. (transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “relinquish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “relinquish”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.