English Explanatory Dictionary

derelinquish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

to abandon or desert, to leave to itself

Word forms

derelinquish derelinquishes derelinquishing derelinquished

Etymology

From de- + relinquish as a calque of Latin dērelinquere. See dereliction in Roman law for its particular use in Scotland.

Related words

derelict dereliction

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