Added 9 October 2026
relinquish
/ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ verb
In Latin: relinquō Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about relinquish at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Part with a possession or right.
I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest
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Do without or cease to hold or adhere to.
We are dispensing with formalities
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Turn away from; give up.
I am foreswearing women forever
Origin
From Middle English relinquisshen, from the inflected stem relinquiss- of Middle French relinquir, from Latin relinquere, itself from re- + linquere (“to leave”). Compare also Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇakti, “to leave”).
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