- relinquishment, relinquishing - a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.
--1 is a kind of renunciation, renouncement
--1 has particulars: giving up, yielding, surrenderDerived form: verb relinquish4 - relinquishment, relinquishing - the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.
--2 is a kind of termination, ending, conclusion
--2 has particulars:cession, ceding; handover; release, waiver, discharge Derived form: verb relinquish1
- release, relinquish, resign, free, give up - part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
--1 is one way to pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun relinquishment1, noun relinquishing2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- surrender, relinquish - relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another
--2 is one way to yield
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun relinquishment1
Somebody ----s something
- waive, relinquish, forgo, foreswear, dispense with - do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish - turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
--4 is one way to abandon, give up
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun relinquishment2, noun relinquishing1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- let go of, let go, release, relinquish - release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun relinquishment2
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody