Found 3 items, similar to relinquish.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: relinquish melepaskan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: relinquish relinquish v 1: part with a possession or right; “I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest”; “resign a claim to the throne” [syn: release, resign, free, give up ] 2: relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another [syn: surrender] 3: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; “We are dispensing with formalities”; “relinquish the old ideas” [syn: waive, forgo, foreswear, dispense with] 4: turn away from; give up; “I am foreswearing women forever” [syn: foreswear, renounce, quit] 5: release, as from one's grip; “Let go of the door handle, please!”; “relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall” [syn: let go of, let go, release] [ant: hold]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Relinquish Relinquish \Re*lin"quish\ (-kw?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Relinquished (-kw?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. Relinquishing.] [OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re + linquere to leave. See Loan, and cf. Relic, Relict.] [1913 Webster] 1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit. [1913 Webster] We ought to relinquish such rites. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] They placed Irish tenants upon the lands relinquished by the English. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster] 2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt. [1913 Webster] Syn: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert; renounce; forb?ar; forego. See Resign. [1913 Webster]