relinquish

Intermediatezipf 3.12

Pronunciation

/rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/(rih-LING-kwish)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

放弃；交出（权力、权利、所有物等）

Definition

To voluntarily give up a claim, right, or possession.

Word family

  • relinquishment/rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃmənt/(n)放弃

Collocations

  • relinquish control
  • relinquish power
  • relinquish a claim
  • reluctantly relinquish

Examples

  1. 1.The CEO relinquished control of the company after the scandal. (gave up)
  2. 2.She was forced to relinquish her passport at the border. (hand over)

Synonyms

  • surrender/səˈrɛndə/— give up under pressure
  • abandon/əˈbændən/— leave completely
  • cede/siːd/— yield territory or rights, formal

Etymology

re- (back) + linquere (to leave) — to leave behind