English Explanatory Dictionary

relinquish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
  2. To let go (free, away), physically release.
  3. To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
  4. To accept to give up, withdraw etc.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ en-us-relinquish.ogg

Word forms

relinquish relinquishes relinquishing relinquished

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti Proto-Italic *linkʷō Latin linquō Latin relinquō Old French relenquir Middle French relinquirbor. Middle English relinquisshen English relinquish 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”).

Related words

delict delinquent delinquency derelict relic relict reliquary reliquiae

Derived words

derelinquish relinquishable relinquisher relinquishment unrelinquished unrelinquishing

Translations

Bulgarian: изоставям Bulgarian: напускам Bulgarian: предавам се Catalan: relinquir Catalan: abandonar Catalan: deixar Catalan: cedir Catalan: renunciar a Catalan: rendir-se Catalan: derelinquir Dutch: opgeven Dutch: loslaten Dutch: verzaken Dutch: afstand doen van Dutch: verzaken (ann) Esperanto: abandoni Finnish: luovuttaa Finnish: luopua French: abandonner French: délaisser French: céder French: renoncer à French: relinquir German: verlassen German: aufgeben German: überlassen German: abtreten Hungarian: lemond Hungarian: felad Irish: tabhair suas Italian: abbandonare Italian: lasciare Italian: cedere Italian: rinunciare a Italian: relinquere Italian: desistere Italian: ritirarsi Italian: ritirare Japanese: 放棄する Korean: 포기하다 Latin: relinquō Māori: tuku Norwegian: gi opp Polish: porzucać Portuguese: renunciar a Portuguese: abandonar Portuguese: deixar Portuguese: ceder Portuguese: desistir de Portuguese: relinquir Romanian: lepăda Russian: оставлять Russian: отказываться Sanskrit: रिणक्ति Serbo-Croatian: prepustiti Serbo-Croatian: odstupiti Slovak: odstúpiť Spanish: dimitir de Spanish: derrelinquir Spanish: derelinquir Spanish: desistir de Thai: สละ Turkish: bırakmak Turkish: el çekmek Turkish: elini çekmek Turkish: vazgeçmek Turkish: feragat etmek Turkish: terk etmek Ottoman Turkish: براقمق
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