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1. Part with a possession or right
   "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"
   - release, resign, free, give up
    
2. Do without or cease to hold or adhere to
   "relinquish the old ideas"
   - waive, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with
    
3. Turn away from; give up
   - foreswear, renounce, quit
    
4. Release, as from one's grip
   "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
   - let go of, let go, release

Derived forms: relinquished, relinquishes, relinquishing

See also: relinquishing, relinquishment

Type of: abandon, give, give up, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over