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Meanings of waive in English

Portuguese
penalidade
Catalan
privar-se
Spanish
perder

Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime.

penalidade
Catalan
deixar
Spanish
sacrificar

Do without or cease to hold or adhere to.

deixar
Synonyms
Examples for "relinquish"
Examples for "relinquish"
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
1
Surely I cannot foreswear myself in God's house.
The pretender's crown
2
First, though, I want you to foreswear the oath I gave you and revoke my obligations.
A Day Dark as Night
3
Hamas is regarded in the West as a terrorist organisation which refuses to recognise Israel and foreswear violence.
Reuters
4
They said an IAEA resolution passed on Thursday, urging all Middle East nations to foreswear atomic bombs, included Israel and made Friday's proposal unnecessary.
Reuters
5
"I'll foreswear pebbles if you'll abolish the sand habit."
Grace Harlowe's Problem
1
No, I thank you; I think we can dispense with his information.
Tongues of Serpents
2
The only way out is to dispense with the industrial-technological system altogether.
Industrial Society and Its Future
3
I could not dispense with the man; I had to cure him.
The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 / An Illustrated Monthly
4
Colour cannot stand alone; it cannot dispense with boundaries of some kind.
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
5
If not, the Leveson inquiry may well dispense with its services altogether.
The Guardian
Usage of waive in English
1
A British-U.S. pilot programme requires both governments to waive quarantines, Doyle said.
Reuters
2
David Parker said he won't waive legal privilege on Crown Law advice.
Radio NZ
3
The president could also waive the sanctions based on national security considerations.
Reuters
4
It said the National Football League team had decided to waive Shembo.
Reuters
5
Osram said that it would waive the agreement if negotiations were successful.
Reuters
6
Companies typically waive such legal restrictions once products launch, but Apple didn't.
The Irish Times
7
To be able to do so, Osram must waive a standstill agreement.
Reuters
8
When a conflict is found, lawyers often ask clients to waive it.
Reuters
9
Analysts said any default could be avoided should creditors waive their rights.
Reuters
10
Another clause appears to waive the rights of minors on the service.
Reuters
11
Well, waive the point for the present: I am open to conviction.
The Irrational Knot / Being the Second Novel of His Nonage
12
FitBit Inc asked the administration to waive tariffs on its fitness trackers.
Reuters
13
That's about it. Kubiak explained the decision to waive Reed on Tuesday.
Reuters
14
The relationship was too apparent to waive or overlook-scandalfilled the air.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 / Little J...
15
They are asking for DOC to waive all fees till borders reopen.
Radio NZ
16
So he resolved to waive rank and make friends with the calf.
The Prince and the Pauper
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Waive through the time
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New Zealand
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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