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Meanings of relinquish in English

Catalan
deixar
Spanish
sacrificar

Do without or cease to hold or adhere to.

        deixar
        Portuguese
        abandonar
        Catalan
        alliberar
        Spanish
        liberar

        Part with a possession or right.

              abandonar
              Portuguese
              soltar
              Catalan
              deixar anar
              Spanish
              dejar ir

              Release, as from one's grip.

                  soltar
                  Portuguese
                  renunciar
                  Spanish
                  despedirse

                  Turn away from; give up.

                        renunciar
                        Synonyms
                        Examples for "quit"
                        Examples for "quit"
                        1
                        Experts said the best way to protect children was to quit smoking.
                        Radio NZ
                        2
                        However, he quit the government over the affair a few weeks later.
                        BBC
                        3
                        As a result of the court decision, several people quit their confinement.
                        Radio NZ
                        4
                        Junior Northern Ireland minister Shailesh Vara quit May's government earlier on Thursday.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        Larsen quit his job several years ago to join an Internet startup.
                        Wired
                        1
                        The LTTE must also renounce terrorism and violence permanently, the statement said.
                        Reuters
                        2
                        The United States has said the Maoists need to finally renounce violence.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        Israel and its allies shun Hamas for its refusal to renounce violence.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        The Taliban had refused to renounce violence while the talks were underway.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        My lord Duke offers you a million crowns to renounce your claim.
                        The lady elizabeth
                        Usage of relinquish in English
                        1
                        I hope we hold on to that power and don't relinquish it.
                        Ebony
                        2
                        We've been taught to relinquish our authority from a very young age.
                        Feminist dot com
                        3
                        Marcos will not relinquish his hold even if martial law is ended.
                        The new yorker
                        4
                        And then imagine what would lead me to voluntarily relinquish that honour.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        The three men regrouped to decide whether or not to relinquish hunting.
                        From dawn to deceit
                        6
                        Even working mothers refused to relinquish the assembling of lunch or leftovers.
                        Four to score
                        7
                        We are entitled to that vantage ground; but we will relinquish it.
                        Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
                        8
                        She will not, she cannot relinquish her pellet; and she uses it.
                        The Mason-Bees
                        9
                        I am willing to relinquish the portrait, and compromise on the Chair.
                        Christian Science
                        10
                        What happens when you relinquish your citizenship and then want it back?
                        Radio NZ
                        11
                        To relinquish it would be to return to his hitherto nondescript condition.
                        Complete Books of Blood
                        12
                        But people are not going to relinquish the important aspects of life.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        But Milosh was in power, id did not mean to relinquish it.
                        Twenty Years of Balkan Tangle
                        14
                        Spain will relinquish all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba.
                        The Story of the Philippines / Natural Riches, Industrial Resour...
                        15
                        The empress Tzŭ Hsi retired, but did not really relinquish the reins.
                        A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]
                        16
                        After a while, even Meredith seemed to relinquish her desire for control.
                        A dark matter
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