Dictionary Entry
relinquish
relinquish is a 10-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 22 · Words With Friends 24 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.
- 2transitive verb
To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt.
- 3verb
release, as from one's grip
"Let go of the door handle, please!"
"relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
Synonyms
- 4verb
turn away from; give up
"I am foreswearing women forever"
- 5verb
part with a possession or right
"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"
"resign a claim to the throne"
- 6verb
do without or cease to hold or adhere to
"We are dispensing with formalities"
"relinquish the old ideas"
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